towze v.
to have sexual intercourse (cf. touzle v.); thus towzer, one who copulates (see cite 1790).
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | (trans.) Erasmus’ Apophthegms (1564) Bk I 27: Yea Marie, that while she and I be touzing and topleyng together, ye maie crie to vs, on. | |
| Parliament of Love III i: Hee came vpp bouldlie, Tould her what shee was borne to, ruffled her, Kissed her and towsd her. | |
| Parson’s Wedding (1664) II vii: After he has made them sport for one night, to see him towze the Quarry, he carries her into the Country. | |
| Marriage Broaker I i: I warrant you Il’e towze and mowze them too. | |
| Supplement of Fables (1692) CCCCXCV 468: A Fellow had got a Wench in a Corner [...] but the Gipsy stood upon her Points forsooth; She’d not be Towz’d and Tumbled at that Rate, i faith not She. | |
| Cataplus 68: Hundreds a sitting on stools and benches / Slobber’d and tows'd the Countrey wenches. | |
| ‘Loves Masterpiece’ in Fruit of That Forbidden Tree (1975) 82: He felt under her smock. / Although he did touse her, / Although he did rouse her / Until she backwards did fall, / She did not complain / Nor his kindness refrain, / But prayed him to put it in all. | |
| ‘Come All’ in Merry Songs and Ballads (1897) IV 61: Jolly Ralph was in with Peg [...] And she was as right as is my Leg, / Still gave him leave to towze her. | |
| Comical Hist. of Don Quixote Pt 3 III i: Holy Ralph was in with Pegg [...] And she as right as is my Leg Still gave him leave to Touze her. | |
| in Pills to Purge Melancholy I 93: [as cit. 1696]. | |
| Honest Fellow 148: O!" fie upon you Paddy, / What a towzer is, there! / For little does my mother think / That you have got so near. | |
| Satirist (London) 15 July 230/3: The following ladies were also very gay, Miss Cockin, Miss Pizzey, Mrs. Ashkettle, Miss Tozer, Miss Fancy, [...] Miss Ginger. | |
| Till We Have Faces 280: [P]ouring of wine and pouring of blood, and dancing and feasting and towsing of girls. |