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Webster 1913 Edition
Drench
Drench
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Drenched
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drenching
.] [AS.
drencan
to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan
to drink; akin to D. drenken
, Sw. dränka
, G. tränken
. See Drink
.] 1.
To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic.
As “to fell,” is “to make to fall,” and “to lay,” to make to lie.” so “to
drench
,” is “to make to drink.” Trench.
2.
To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain;
Their moisture has already
Their moisture has already
drenched
the plain. Dryden.
Drench
,Noun.
A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
“A drench of wine.” Dryden.
Give my roan horse a
drench
. Shakespeare
Drench
,Noun.
[AS.
dreng
warrior, soldier, akin to Icel. drengr
.] (O. Eng. Law)
A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book.
[Obs.]
Burrill.
Webster 1828 Edition
Drench
DRENCH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To wet thoroughly; to soak; to fill or cover with water or other liquid; as garments drenched in rain or in the sea; the flood has drenched the earth; swords drenched in blood.2.
To saturate with drink.3.
To purge violently.DRENCH
,Noun.
Definition 2024
drench
drench
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɹɛntʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɛntʃ
Noun
drench (plural drenches)
- A draught administered to an animal.
- (obsolete) A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
- John Dryden
- A drench of wine has with success been us'd,
And through a horn the gen'rous juice infus'd,
Which, timely taken, op'd his closing jaws,
But, if too late, the patient's death did cause.
- A drench of wine has with success been us'd,
- William Shakespeare
- Give my roan horse a drench.
- John Dryden
Translations
a draught administered to an animal
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Verb
drench (third-person singular simple present drenches, present participle drenching, simple past and past participle drenched)
- To soak, to make very wet.
- Dryden
- Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; / Their moisture has already drenched the plain.
- Dryden
- To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.
Related terms
Translations
to soak, to make very wet
Etymology 2
Anglo-Saxon dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icelandic drengr.
Noun
drench (plural drenches)
- (obsolete, Britain) A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)