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Meaning of "bowsie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOWSIE

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOWSIE

bowsie  [ˈbaʊziː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOWSIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bowsie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOWSIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bowsie in the English dictionary

The definition of bowsie in the dictionary is a low-class mean or obstreperous person. Other definition of bowsie is a drunkard.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOWSIE


advisee
ˌædvaɪˈziː
appraisee
əˌpreɪˈziː
ariosi
ˌɑːrɪˈəʊziː
booboisie
ˌbuːbwɑːˈziː
bourgeoisie
ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː
chalazae
kəˈleɪziː
chimpanzee
ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː
devisee
dɪvaɪˈziː
disseisee
ˌdɪssiːˈziː
disseizee
ˌdɪssiːˈziː
franchisee
ˌfræntʃaɪˈziː
fusee
fjuːˈziː
fuzee
fjuːˈziː
jalousie
ˈʒælʊˌziː
medusae
mɪˈdjuːziː
razee
ˈræziː
recognizee
rɪˌkɒɡnɪˈziː
supervisee
ˌsuːpəvaɪˈziː
zee
ziː
Zhuangzi
ˈʒwæŋˈziː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOWSIE

bowling alley
bowling crease
bowling green
bowling match
bowlingual
bowllike
bowls
bowman
bowmen
bowr
bowsaw
bowse
bowser
bowsey
bowshot
bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring hemp
bowyangs
bowyer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOWSIE

Aussie
Basie
brassie
Chrissie
cossie
crusie
Dalhousie
dassie
footsie
Gebrselassie
Haile Selassie
jessie
lassie
mossie
Nessie
onesie
Ossie
sonsie
Tassie
tootsie

Synonyms and antonyms of bowsie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bowsie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOWSIE

Find out the translation of bowsie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bowsie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bowsie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bowsie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bowsie
570 millions of speakers

English

bowsie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bowsie
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

bowsie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bowsie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bowsie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bowsie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bowsie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bowsie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bowsie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bowsie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bowsie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bowsie
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bowsie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bowsie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉझेसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bowsie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bowsie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bowsie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bowsie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bowsie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bowsie
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bowsie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bowsie
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bowsie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bowsie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOWSIE»

The term «bowsie» is used very little and occupies the 165.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOWSIE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bowsie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOWSIE»

Discover the use of bowsie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bowsie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Yeats Circle, Verbal and Visual Relations in Ireland, ...
but there was more distance for the artist to travel before he could reach his goal of 'painter triumphant' in the 1940s.138 In The Charmed Life, the tramp, like other characters in the novel, takes his leave from No Matter and Bowsie to allow ...
Karen E. Brown, 2011
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English
Such credentials defined him as a 'character', which is usually a Dublinese synonym for a bowsie or a gurrier"; Doyle. The Van, 240: '"Bloody bowsies,' he said, and he threw a J-cloth onto the floor"; Durcan. 'The Marriage Contract' (The Berlin ...
Terence Patrick Dolan, 2006
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"Stylistic Arrangements": A Study of William Butler Yeat's A ...
record of the ramblings of two Irish tramps, Mr. Nomatter and his friend, Bowsie. They remind one, sometimes strikingly, of the later Beckett tramps, Estragon and Vladimir, in Waiting for Godot: comfort loving, sentimental, alternately wise and ...
Barbara L. Croft, 1987
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Samuel Beckett, W.B. Yeats, and Jack Yeats: Images and Words
One half of the creative imagination summons the other: Mr. No Matter, the subjective "I," the imagination, introspective and philosophical, summons Bowsie, the objective "being," the memory, extroverted and responsive. Mr. No Matter's ...
Gordon S. Armstrong, 1990
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Miscellany of the Maitland Club: Consisting of Original ...
Accusatio William Bowsie.—The quhilk daye Wyliam Bowsie in Crayll delated to ye superintendent for adultery committed be hym with Besse Lumisden and disobeying of ye ministerie of Crayll quhen he wes chergit to comper befoyr yaim and ...
Maitland Club, Glasgow, Alexander Macdonald, James Dennistoun, 1842
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Wilson's Tales Series:
The name she carried, Mrs Jemima Bowsie, was a mixture ofher own maiden name and the surname of herhusband, very well blended; and she carried herself with suchanairof frankness, surrounded withthe eclatof herfortune, which shehad ...
Alexander Leighton, 2013
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
52. V. Drug-saw. Teut. boghe-saghe, serrula arcuaria. BOWSIE, adj. Crooked, S.] Add ; Bowsie, 8. A designation given in ridicule to one who is crooked, Dumf'r. BOWSIE, adj. Large, bushy. V. Boczy. BOWSTAR, Boustee, The bolster of a bed,  ...
John Jamieson, 1841
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A Dictionary of English Surnames
BOWRA Boorman : v. BOWERMAN Boosey : Richard, Roger Bosy 1327 SR (Ess) , 1376 FrY. Late forms, probably for atte Bosy 'at the 0x- or cow-stall', OE bosig. 'A cowman.' Boosie, Bousie, Bowsie : John Bousie, Bowsie 1566, 1580 Black.
Percy Hide Reaney, 1991
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Decisions of the Court of Session, 1781-1822: in the form of ...
The Lords, before answer, allowed the pursuers a proof, prout de jure, of facts and circumstances, as in the Lord Ordinary's interlocutor. For Downie, Alex. Wight . For Douglas, John Hagart. No. 197. David Wilkie v. Andrew Bowsie. j io, i/99.
Scotland. Court of Session, David Hume, 1839
10
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XXIII
... Atlas, by the providence ofher deceased husband. The name she carried, Mrs Jemima Bowsie, was a mixture of her own maiden name andthe surnameof her husband, very wellblended; andshecarried herself with suchanair of frankness ...
Various

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOWSIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bowsie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nine short 1916 films to be funded through AFTER '16 initiative
A Terrible Hullabaloo, directed by Ben O'Connor, written by Aoife Noonan and produced by Bob Gallagher, for Bowsie Workshop. Goodbye ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Vibrant debut novel is a gimlet-eyed gem
Still, this is a Galway - with its pubs, its tourist traps and its likeable bowsie stoners - that crackles with real, authentic energy. And so we meet ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
3
All Time Team: St. Patrick's Day Edition
Our left fielder hits at almost the same clip (.310 career BA), has a bit more pop (.422 career SLG) and is also a bowsie on the base paths (229 ... «Royals Blue, Mar 15»
4
Sheen Falls: Barry Egan's tranquil tales from the riverbank
The Holy Cross church in town was consecrated in 1864; the big bad Vikings ran riot around the area back in the day; that bowsie Oliver ... «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
5
A joint, a drink and 'critical self analysis' revealed in Bailey diaries
He read out entries about smoking "J's" or joints and not wanting to be seen as a "foolish bowsie". "You wrote that you found it difficult to do ... «Irish Independent, Nov 14»
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Ian Bailey admissions were examples of his 'black humour'
Asked about a reference to “foolish bowsie” in his diary, he said he thought bowsie featured in Brendan Behan's song, The Auld Triangle, and ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
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Film Review: 'The Canal'
... Danny Crowley, Rob Flanagan; supervising sound editor, Patrick Drummond; special effects/visual effects, Bowsie Workshop, Aoife Noonan, ... «Variety, Oct 14»
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Medical Matters: Medical pioneers blazed a successful trail and …
... from the publican doctor, and was nearly fired on the spot; a Monday cert from that publican doctor was the sure sign of a bowsie in that town. «Irish Times, Oct 14»
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Mullion stables Newton Equestrian sponsored horse ride raises …
Felicity, 9, on Bowsie, was determined to go on the sponsored ride as her 11-year-old brother Matt underwent heart... SHARE PICTURE. «West Briton, Oct 14»
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Assessing America's alternative energy future
@bobcat would reply by saying Did you hear the one about the gay doggie jumping up on the bar and barking Bowsie Wowsie? «CNN, Sep 14»

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