Category:Souse

Sous, souse (f. soo; colloq. Eng. sous), n.

Defn: a corrupt form of sou. [obs.] Colman, the elder.

Souse Souse, n. Etym: [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.

Souse Souse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soused; p. pr. & vb. n. Sousing.] Etym: [cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See souse pickle.]

1. To steep in pickle; to pickle. "a soused gurnet." Shak.

2. To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid. They soused me over head and ears in water. Addison.

3. To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly. Although i be well soused in this shower. Gascoigne.

Souse Souse, v. i. Etym: [probably fr. Of. sors, p.p. of sordre to rise, And first used of an upward swood, then of a swoop in general, but Also confused with souse, v. t. See source.]

Defn: to swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; To rush with speed; to make a sudden attack. For then i viewed his plunge and souse into the foamy main. Marston. Jove's bird will souse upon the timorous hare. J. Dryden. Jr.

Souse Souse, v. t.

Defn: to pounce upon. [r.] [the gallant monarch] like eagle o'er his serie towers, to souse Annoyance that comes near his nest. Shak.

Souse Souse, n.

Defn: the act of sousing, or swooping. As a falcon fair that once hath failed or her souse full near. Spenser.

Souse Souse, adv.

Defn: with a sudden swoop; violently. Young.