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bowery definition

☆ bow·ery (bo̵u′ər ē, bo̵u′rē)

noun pl. boweries -·er·ies

a farm or plantation of an early Dutch settler of New York

Etymology: Du bouwerij, farm < bouer, boer, farmer: see boor

bowery Idioms

the Bowery

street in New York City, or the surrounding district: center of cheap hotels, bars, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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