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Probably from above, from being applied to drunkards.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bowsy
Today it means: An unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout. Full definition →
Today it means: An unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout. Full definition →
Probably from above, from being applied to drunkards.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.