Bowssen
Pronunciation : Bows"sen
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties). [Obs.] There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men. . . . If there appeared small amendment he was bowssened again and again. Carew.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913