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Boused vs Loused - What's the difference?

boused | loused |

As verbs the difference between boused and loused

is that boused is (bouse) while loused is (louse).

boused

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bouse)

    • 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) ----

    loused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (louse)

    • Anagrams

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    louse

    English

    (wikipedia louse)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera .
  • (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who has recently taken an action considered deceitful or indirectly harmful.

    • Synonyms

    * (insect) (North America) cootie * (contemptible person) maggot, worm

    Derived terms

    * body louse * booklouse * crab louse * head louse * louser * lousy * pubic louse * sea louse * three skips of a louse

    Verb

    (lous)
  • To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse.

    • Synonyms

    * delouse

    Anagrams

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