bowssen

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaʊsən/

Definition of bowssen

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(Cornwall, obsolete)To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes).

“There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men.”

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Ultimately borrowed from Cornish beudhi or Breton beuziñ (“to drown”).

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