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Definition for DROWSE
DROWN'ING
DROWSE
DROWSE
, v.i. [drowz; Old Belgic,
droosen
.]
To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness. – Milton.
To look heavy; to be heavy or dull.
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