Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Boose
Boose (bo͞os), n. [AS. bōs, bōsig; akin to Icel. bāss, Sw. bås, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn, Skr. bhāsas stall. √252.] A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Boose, v. i. To drink excessively. See Booze.