Third person singular present or plural of 'bowse': either to drink heavily or to haul rope in nautical operations.
Standard conjugation of 'bowse' with the '-es' suffix, carrying both the drinking etymology from Dutch and the nautical operational meaning.
One simple word captures both drunk sailors AND the athletic work they did—'bowses' is a linguistic snapshot of maritime life where drinking and laboring were inseparable parts of the day.
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