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Definition of Bowery
1. Adjective. Like a bower; leafy and shady. "A bowery lane"
2. Noun. A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts.
Definition of Bowery
1. a. Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.
2. n. A farm or plantation with its buildings.
3. a. Characteristic of the street called the Bowery, in New York city; swaggering; flashy.
Definition of Bowery
1. Proper noun. A street and a district of New York City, whose residents were traditionally of a low social and economic class. (usually the Bowery.) ¹
2. Adjective. Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady. ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bowery
1. a colonial Dutch farm [n -ERIES]
Medical Definition of Bowery
1. Origin: D. Bouwerij. A farm or plantation with its buildings. "The emigrants [in new York] were scattered on boweries or plantations; and seeing the evils of this mode of living widely apart, they were advised, in 1643 and 1646, by the Dutch authorities, to gather into "villages, towns, and hamlets, as the English were in the habit of doing."" (Bancroft) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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