v. i.
v. t. To stave in; to bilge. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. bouche mouth, victuals. ] Bouche (see Bouche, 2); food and drink; provisions. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[ They ] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with fasting. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
☞ A barbarity mentioned by some travelers as formerly practiced in the brutal frays of desperadoes in some parts of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. bougette sack, bag. Cf. Budget. ] (Her.) A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; -- also called