bousing ken en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant) A pub; a public house; a tavern.
My doxy stays for me in a bousing ken, brave captain.
1607–10, Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl, act 5, scene 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bousing kens | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bowsing ken | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bousing-ken | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bouzing ken | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bowsing-ken | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bouzing-ken | alternative | lexicographic |