† bawze,v.Obs.rare—1. [Of doubtful origin and use. Hardly likely to be related to Du.bassen to bark (pret. bies in MDu.), considered by Franck to be a modern onomatopœia, as it is found in no other Teut.lang.] To exclaim, shout. 1677Littleton Lat.Dict., To bawze, exclamare, intonare.