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souse

1

[ sous ]

verb (used with object)

soused, sousing.
  1. to plunge into water or other liquid; immerse.
  2. to drench, as with water.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. to dash or pour, as water.
  4. to steep in pickling brine; pickle.


verb (used without object)

soused, sousing.
  1. to plunge into water or other liquid.
  2. to be soaked or drenched.
  3. to be steeping or soaking in something.

noun

  1. an act of sousing.
  2. something kept or steeped in pickle, especially the head, ears, and feet of a pig.
  3. a liquid used as a pickle.
  4. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

souse

2

[ sous ]

verb (used without object)

soused, sousing.
  1. to swoop down.

verb (used with object)

soused, sousing.
  1. to swoop or pounce upon.

noun

Falconry.
  1. a rising while in flight.
  2. a swooping or pouncing.

souse

1

/ ʊ /

verb

  1. to plunge (something, oneself, etc) into water or other liquid
  2. to drench or be drenched
  3. tr to pour or dash (liquid) over (a person or thing)
  4. to steep or cook (food) in a marinade
  5. slang.
    tr; usually passive to make drunk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the liquid or brine used in pickling
  2. the act or process of sousing
  3. slang.
    a habitual drunkard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

souse

2

/ ʊ /

verb

  1. often foll byon or upon to swoop suddenly downwards (on a prey)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sudden downward swoop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of souse1

First recorded 1350–1400 and in 1915–20 souse 1fordef 11; Middle English noun souce, sows, from Old French souz, sous, souce “pickled (meat),” from Germanic (akin to salt 1 ); the verb is derivative of the noun

Origin of souse2

First recorded in 1350–1400; by-form of source in its earlier literal sense “rising”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of souse1

C14: from Old French sous, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sulza brine

Origin of souse2

C16: perhaps a variant of obsolete vb sense of source
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Davis plays Da Mayor, a shambling souse who’s by turns tolerated, mocked and valued by younger people, while Dee’s Mother Sister mostly watches the world pass by.

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The briny taste of her souse, pickled pigs’ feet served in an acidic brine, recalled the salty waves.

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“I suggest souse,” remarked George, who had been listening to the conversation from across the room.

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Specialty products include beef hot dogs, cocktail sausages and hot or mild souse under the Magnolia brand.

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There was also the more popular, and often overlooked, dimension of Roget’s work: his was a new kind of lexicon that acknowledged colloquialisms and – horrors – slang, for example, “wassail”, “swig”, “soak”, “souse”, “booze”, and “guzzle”.

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