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a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
- an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night
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1
to make wet
- a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good
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2
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
- repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off
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3
to wet thoroughly with liquid
- firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well
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“Souse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souse. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of souse was in the 14th century
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