Associations to the word «Sousing»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SOUSE, noun. Something kept or steeped in brine
SOUSE, noun. The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
SOUSE, noun. (US) (Appalachian) Pickled scrapple.
SOUSE, noun. (Caribbean) Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig
SOUSE, noun. A pickle made with salt.
SOUSE, noun. The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
SOUSE, noun. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
SOUSE, noun. A person suffering from the disease of alcoholism.
SOUSE, verb. To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.
SOUSE, noun. The act of sousing, or swooping.
SOUSE, noun. A heavy blow.
SOUSE, verb. (now dialectal) (transitive) to strike, beat
SOUSE, verb. (now dialectal) (intransitive) to fall heavily
SOUSE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) to pounce upon
SOUSE, noun. (obsolete) sou (the French coin)
SOUSE, noun. (dated) A small amount
Dictionary definition
SOUSE, noun. A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually.
SOUSE, noun. Pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled.
SOUSE, noun. The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching".
SOUSE, verb. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face".
SOUSE, verb. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint".
SOUSE, verb. Become drunk or drink excessively.
SOUSE, verb. Cook in a marinade; "souse herring".
Wise words
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fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.