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Souse v. t. (past & past part. soused; pres. part. sousing)

To steep in pickle; to pickle. "A soused gurnet."

To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid. "They soused me over head and ears in water."

To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly. "Although I be well soused in this shower."

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."

Souse v. i. 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." "Jove's bird will souse upon the timorous hare."

noun

Souse, Sous n. A corrupt form of Sou. (Obs.)

Souse n. (Written also souce, sowce, and sowse)

Pickle made with salt.

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."

The ear; especially, a hog's ear. (Prov. Eng.)

The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

Souse n. A drunkard. (slang)

Souse n. The act of sousing, or swooping. "As a falcon fair That once hath failed or her souse full near."

adverb

Souse adv. With a sudden swoop; violently.

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"Souse" Quotes from Famous Books

... dream of Mark's life," and I remember the glance from under Clemens's feathery eyebrows which betrayed his enjoyment of the fun. We had beefsteak with mushrooms, which in recognition of their shape Aldrich hailed as shoe-pegs, and to crown the feast we had an omelette souse, which the waiter brought in as flat as a pancake, amid our shouts of congratulations to poor Keeler, who took them with appreciative submission. It was in every way what a Boston literary lunch ought not to have been in the popular ideal which ...

— Henry James, Jr. • William Dean Howells

... arrived, and Muffet had regained some measure of his accustomed presence of mind. "Oh, we simply manned the saw-mill hose," said he, in complacent acknowledgment of the congratulation of the staff officials first to meet him. "It didn't take long to souse them ...

— Under Fire • Charles King

... two after "Sam's souse," as the staff called it, four of the boys came back to the office and found Evan working, as usual, ...

— A Canadian Bankclerk • J. P. Buschlen

... "I saw it, and I longed to souse that black head of hers with salt water. I don't like brains to grow to ...

— Magnum Bonum • Charlotte M. Yonge

... neighboring state. These obscene harpies, who deck themselves in I know not what divine attributes, but who in reality are foul and ravenous birds of prey, (both mothers and daughters,) flutter over our heads, and souse down upon our tables, and leave nothing unrent, unrifled, unravaged, or unpolluted with the slime of their ...

— The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12) • Edmund Burke

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