2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
Bowse, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
Bow"shot` (&?;), n. The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Bow"sprit` (&?;), n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet; boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspröt, G. bugspriet.] (Naut.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
Bows"sen (&?;), v. t. To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties). [Obs.]
There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men.
. . . If there appeared small amendment he was bowssened again and again.
Carew.
Bow"string` (&?;), n. 1. The string of a bow.