souse — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Something kept or steeped in brine.

And he that can rear up a pig in his house, / Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse.

2

Something kept or steeped in brine.

3

Something kept or steeped in brine.

4

Something kept or steeped in brine.

5

Something kept or steeped in brine.

verb

1

To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.

(Although I bee well soused in this showere,)

For then I viewd his body fall and ſowſe / Into the fomy maine, […]

2

To steep in brine; to pickle.

noun

1

The act of sousing, or swooping.

Eft fierce retourning as a foulcon fayre, / That once hath failed of her souse full neare

2

A heavy blow.

With that his murdrous mace he vp did reare, / That seemed nought the souse thereof could beare,

Collocations

3

ADJ.

failed, full, old, over, sweeter

VERB + SOUSE

slop-bellied, threw

SOUSE + NOUN

neare, parapet, peter

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of making something completely wet

noun — a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

verb — cover with liquid

verb — become drunk or drink excessively

verb — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

And he that can rear up a pig in his house, / Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse.

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02

"If there's any, giving in charge here I'll give you in charge for sneaking my beer, you slop-bellied old souse!" exclaimed Peter.

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03

(Although I bee well soused in this showere,)

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04

For then I viewd his body fall and ſowſe / Into the fomy maine, […]

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05

As for my ſelf, they uſed to ſowſe me over head and ears in water when I was a boy

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06

Eft fierce retourning as a foulcon fayre, / That once hath failed of her souse full neare

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Usage Notes

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