Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dousing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Douse \Douse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dousing}.] [Cf. {Dowse}, and OD. donsen to strike with the
fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and
noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to
dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly;
as, douse the topsail.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dousing
n : the act of submerging something [syn: {ducking}, {immersion}]
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