3 entries under this word

Boose

Bōōse, n.

noun

(bōōs), n. [A-S. bôs, bôsig, bôsih, Icel. bâs, Sw. bås, Dan. baas, stall, Ger. banse, Goth. bansts, barn.] A stall or inclosure for oxen, cows, or other cattle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Bōōse or Bōōze, v. i.

verbintransitive

(bōōz), v. i. [D. buizen, Ger. busen, bausen, büchsen, from D. buis, Ger. büchse, box, cup, jar. See BOX.] To drink excessively. See BOUSE. [Vulgar.] Maunder. Yet did he truly in a boozing-bout say of the Duke James. Landor.

Bōuse or Boose, v. i.

verbintransitive

(bōoz), v. i. [See Boose.] To drink to excess; to drink greedily or immoderately. [Written also booze.] [Low.] Spenser.