Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger
in water, and cool my tongue. --Luke xvi.
24.
2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as
passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.
We have reason to cool our raging motions, our
carnal stings, our unbitted lusts. --Shak.
{To cool the heels}, to dance attendance; to wait, as for
admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] --Dryden.