What is to pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together called?
bowse — (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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