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Bouge vs Bowge - What's the difference?

bouge | bowge |

As verbs the difference between bouge and bowge

is that bouge is to swell out while bowge is to bulge or swell out.

As a noun bouge

is the right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.

bouge

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of (bouche).

Noun

(-)
  • The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.
  • *2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p, 29:
  • *:Officials carrying lists of servants receiving ‘bouge of court’ – wages and board – carried out identity checks [...].

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of bulge.

    Verb

    (boug)
  • To swell out.
  • To bilge.
  • * Hakluyt
    • Their ship bouged .
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    bowge

    English

    Verb

    (bowg)
  • to bulge or swell out.
  • to cause to leak.