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Bouse vs Boose - What's the difference?

bouse | boose |

As nouns the difference between bouse and boose

is that bouse is cowpat while boose is (dialect) a stall for an animal (usually a cow) or boose can be .

As a verb boose is

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bouse

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

* bowse

Verb

(bous)
  • (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) drink, especially alcoholic drink
  • (obsolete) a carouse; a booze
  • * Carlyle
    • A good bouse of liquor.

    Verb

    (bous)
  • (obsolete) To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    boose

    English

    Etymology 1

    From Old English bós'' (cow) and ''bósi? (cow-stall).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect) A stall for an animal (usually a cow).
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) bousen'' (verb) and ''bouse (noun)

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (boos)

    • Anagrams

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