bouse¹ /booz or bowz/

Archaic form of booze

bousˈing or bousˈy adjective

bousˈingken noun (obs criminal sl)

A low drinking-shop

bouse² or bowse /bows/ (chiefly nautical)

To haul with tackle

booze, (obsolete) boose /booz/ or (archaic) bouse /bowz/ (informal)

To drink alcohol, esp to excess

1. Intoxicating liquor
2. A drinking bout

boozed adjective

boozˈer noun

1. A person who boozes
2. A public house (slang)

boozey see boozy below

boozˈily adverb

boozˈiness noun

boozˈing adjective

1. Drinking
2. For drinking

boozˈy or boozˈey adjective

1. Inclined to booze
2. Drunken

booze cruise noun

1. A foreign excursion for the purpose of buying cheap alcohol
2. A pleasure trip on a boat during which a lot of alcohol is consumed

boozeˈhound noun (slang)

A heavy or habitual drinker

boozeˈ-up noun

A drinking bout

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