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Rowse¹

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Variant spelling of Rouse.

proper noun Rowses

  1. A surname.

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verb rowses · rowsing · rowsed · rowse

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of rouse Ill huſbandry drowſeth at fortune ſo awke, / good huſbandry rowſeth him ſelfe like a hawke.

noun rowses

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of rouse [K]ing Antiochus, vvho likened Hermogenes the famous Orator of Greece, vnto theſe fovvles in their moulting time, vvhen their feathers be ſick, and be ſo loaſe in the fleſh that at any little rovvſe they can eaſilie ſhake them off: ſo ſaith he, can Hermogenes of all the men that euer I knevv, as eaſ

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noun rowses

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of rouse No iocond health that Denmarke drinkes to day, / But the great Cannon to the cloudes ſhall tell. / And the Kings rovvſe the heauen ſhall brute againe, / Reſpeaking earthly thunder; come avvay.

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@misc{rowse_2026,
  title = {rowse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rowse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}