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souse

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

1souse

verb \ˈsas\
sousedsous·ing

Definition of SOUSE

transitive verb
1
: pickle
2
a : to plunge in liquid : immerse b : drench, saturate
3
: to make drunk : inebriate
intransitive verb
: to become immersed or drenched

Origin of SOUSE

Middle English, from Anglo-French suz, souce pickling juice, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sulza brine, Old English sealt salt
First Known Use: 14th century

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