v. i. (Naut.) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said only of inferior craft. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The boce; -- called also
a. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A liquor made of rum and molasses. [ Local, U. S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]