Obs. [f. BOLL v.2 + -ING1: the mod. spelling would be bowling.] Excessive drinking, boozing.

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a. 1529.  Skelton, Image Hypocr., IV. 583. How they iest and iolt, With bowsing and bollinge.

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1544.  Ascham, Toxoph. (Arb.), 93. Disynge cardyng and boouling.

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1570–6.  Lambarde, Peramb. Kent (1596), 356. This vicious plant of unmeasurable boalling.

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1574.  Newton, Health Mag., 59. Superfluous bollinge and beastlie swilling of much wyne.

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1583.  Stanyhurst, Æneis, III. (Arb.), 81. With whip cat bowling they kept a myrry carousing.

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