Bowse \Bowse\, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bowse \Bowse\, v. i. [See Booze, and Bouse.]1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. --De Quincey.
2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.