In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate.(noun)
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Use "bowery" in a sentence
"The word "bowery" is Dutch for farm, and the property was once "the Dutch West India Company farm, in the wilderness of what is now the East Village," Shorto said."
"Then he returned to America and spent the rest of his life quietly on his farm, or "bowery" as it was called in Dutch."
"Prince Akuli's limousine had broken an axle a quarter of a mile away, and he and I had sought shelter from the sun in this veritable bowery of a mountain home."