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Webster 1913 Edition


Bowess

Bow′ess

,
Noun.
(Falconry)
Same as
Bower
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Bowess

BOW'ESS

, BOW'ET,
Noun.
A young hawk, when it begins to get out of the nest; a term in falconry.

Definition 2024


bowess

bowess

English

Noun

bowess (plural bowesses)

  1. (obsolete, falconry) A bower, or young hawk.