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Bowery

bo·wery

UK/ˈbaʊəɹi/ US/ˈbaʊɜri/ uncommon archaic
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts

adjective

1.

like a bower; leafy and shady

  • “a bowery lane”
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Origin

Unexplained. Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a small cottage, from Middle English bour (“chamber, cottage”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for someone who worked there.

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