Boused vs Toused - What's the difference?

boused | toused |


As verbs the difference between boused and toused

is that boused is past tense of bouse while toused is past tense of touse.

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) ----

    toused

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (touse)

    • touse

    English

    Verb

    (tous)
  • to pull to pieces

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a noisy disturbance