"bowjowler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bowjowlers [plural]
Etymology: A contributor to a 1913 volume of the Mariner's Mirror nautical journal wrote the following of the term's etymology: :: "The variants of this queer, and to me unknown, terms are bulljowler, bulljowder, and bowjowler. :::: — 1913. "Words and Phrases: Bulljowler". The Mariner's Mirror v. III. p. 53. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowjowler (plural bowjowlers)
  1. (rare, nautical) Alternative spelling of bulljowler. Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: bulljowler
    Sense id: en-bowjowler-en-noun-wvAWRafN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
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