Hypertext Webster Gateway: "souse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sousing}.] [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sous \Sous\, Souse \Souse\ (F. s[=oo]; colloq. Eng. sous), n.
A corrupt form of Sou. [Obs.] --Colman, the Elder.
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)
Souse \Souse\, v. i. [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}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Souse \Souse\, v. t.
To pounce upon. [R.]
[The gallant monarch] like eagle o'er his serie towers,
To souse annoyance that comes near his nest. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Souse \Souse\, n.
The act of sousing, or swooping.
As a falcon fair That once hath failed or her souse
full near. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Souse \Souse\, adv.
With a sudden swoop; violently. --Young.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
souse
n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: {alcoholic},
{dipsomaniac}, {boozer}, {lush}, {soaker}]
2: pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
3: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a
good drenching" [syn: {drenching}, {soaking}, {sousing}]
v 1: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot
face" [syn: {drench}, {douse}, {dowse}, {soak}, {sop}]
2: immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup" [syn:
{dunk}, {dip}, {plunge}, {douse}]
3: become drunk; drink excessively [syn: {soak}, {inebriate}, {hit
it up}]
4: cook in a marinade; "souse herring"
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