bowssen

/ˈbaʊsən/

Etymology

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

bowssen means To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

verb

To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes).“There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad men.”