English Dictionary: Souse | by the DICT Development Group |
8 results for Souse | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sous \Sous\, Souse \Souse\ (F. s[oomac]; colloq. Eng. sous), n. A corrupt form of Sou. [Obs.] --Colman, the Elder. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souse \Souse\, v. t. To pounce upon. [R.] [The gallant monarch] like eagle o'er his serie towers, To souse annoyance that comes near his nest. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souse \Souse\, n. [OF. sausse. See {Sauce}.] [Written also {souce}, {sowce}, and {sowse}.] 1. Pickle made with salt. 2. Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine. And he that can rear up a pig in his house, Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse. --Tusser. 3. The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.] 4. The act of sousing; a plunging into water. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souse \Souse\, n. The act of sousing, or swooping. As a falcon fair That once hath failed or her souse full near. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souse \Souse\, adv. With a sudden swoop; violently. --Young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sousing}.] [Cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See {Souse} pickle.] 1. To steep in pickle; to pickle. [bd]A soused gurnet.[b8] --Shak. 2. To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid. They soused me over head and ears in water. --Addison. 3. To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly. Although I be well soused in this shower. --Gascoigne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Souse \Souse\, v. i. [Probably fr. OF. sors, p. p. of sordre to rise, and first used of an upward swood, then of a swoop in general, but also confused with {Souse}, v. t. See {Source}.] To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack. For then I viewed his plunge and souse Into the foamy main. --Marston. Jove's bird will souse upon the timorous hare. --J. Dryden. Jr. |