souse


3souse

verb
sousedsous·ing

Definition of SOUSE

intransitive verb
archaic
: to swoop down : plunge
transitive verb
archaic : to swoop down on

Origin of SOUSE

Middle English souce, noun, start of a bird's flight, alteration of sours, probably from Anglo-French surse source — more at source
First Known Use: 1567

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