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Douse   /daʊs/   Listen
verb
Douse  v. t.  (past & past part. doused; pres. part. dousing)  
1.
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
2.
(Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.


Douse  v. t.  To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights. (Slang) " To douse the glim."


Douse  v. i.  To fall suddenly into water.





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"Douse" Quotes from Famous Books



... hour of night there were lights moving upon the shore, probably occasioned by the unloading a smuggling lugger from the Isle of Man which was lying in the bay. On the light from the sashed door of the house being observed, a halloo from the vessel of 'Ware hawk! Douse the glim!' alarmed those who were on shore, and the lights ...
— Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott
... Mr. E. A. Douse has spent forty-two years in a Cheshire post-office. It is only fair to say that the young lady behind the counter didn't notice him standing ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 27, 1920 • Various
... it, doctor; but, 'twixt me an' you, I doubt ef anybody on the lot'll have the courage to douse 'im. Maybe we might call in somebody passin', an' git them to do it. But for the rest,—the bath an' the mustard,—of co'se it shall be did correct. You see, the trouble hez always been thet befo' we could git any physic measured out, ...
— Sonny, A Christmas Guest • Ruth McEnery Stuart
... questions sooch as dese: Who baints mine nose so red? Who vas it cuts dot schmoodth blace oudt Vrom der hair ubon mine hed? Und vere dere plaze goes vrom her lamp Vene'er der glim I douse. How gan I all dose dings eggsblain To ...
— The Book of Humorous Verse • Various
... night offended my roommates. The lamplight got in their eyes. There were three fellows in the room besides myself. For several nights they advised me to "cut out the higher education, douse that light and come to bed." Finally they spoke about it in the daytime. "Majority rules," they said, "and there's three of us against you. We can't sleep while you have that lamp burning. The light keeps us awake and it also makes the room so hot that the devil couldn't stand it. If you stay ...
— The Iron Puddler • James J. Davis


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