browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
bouge |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bouge \Bouge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bouged}] [Variant of bulge. Cf {Bowge}.] 1. To swell out [Obs.] 2. To bilge. [Obs.] ``Their ship bouged.'' --Hakluyt. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bouge \Bouge\, v. t. To stave in to bilge. [Obs.] --Holland. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bouge \Bouge\, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.] Bouche (see {Bouche}, 2); food and drink; provisions. [Obs.] [They] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady or two that fainted . . . with fasting. --B. Jonson From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bouge \Bouge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gouged}; p. pr & vb n. {Gouging}.] 1. To scoop out with a gouge. 2. To scoop out as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out the eye of (a person) with the thumb. [K S.] Note: A barbarity mentioned by some travelers as formerly practiced in the brutal frays of desperadoes in some parts of the United States. 3. To cheat in a bargain; to chouse. [Slang, U. S.]
This work is licensed under a
