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sowse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Souse \Souse\, n. [OF. sausse. See {Sauce}.] [Written also {souce}, {sowce}, and {sowse}.] 1. Pickle made with salt. 2. Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine. And he that can rear up a pig in his house, Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse. --Tusser. 3. The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.] 4. The act of sousing; a plunging into water. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sowse \Sowse\, n. & v. See {Souse}. [Obs.] --ryden.
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