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souse1 definition

souse (so̵us)

noun

  1. a pickled food, esp. the feet, ears, and head of a pig
  2. liquid used for pickling; brine
  3. the act of plunging into a liquid, esp. into brine for pickling
  4. ☆ Slang a drunkard

Etymology: ME sows < OFr souz < OHG sulza, brine, akin to salz, salt

transitive verb, intransitive verb soused, sousing sous′·ing

  1. to pickle
  2. to plunge or steep in a liquid
  3. to make or become soaking wet
  4. ☆ Slang to make or become intoxicated
souse2 definition

souse (so̵us)

noun

Falconry, Obsolete the act of swooping down on prey by a hawk, falcon, etc.

Etymology: altered < ME source < OFr sors, sourse, in the same sense: see source

transitive verb, intransitive verb soused, sousing sous′·ing

Falconry, Obsolete to swoop down (on)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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