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Sowse

Sowse

,
Noun.
&
Verb.
See
Souse
.
[Obs.]
ryden.

Definition 2024


sowse

sowse

English

Noun

sowse (plural sowses)

  1. Obsolete form of souse.

Verb

sowse (third-person singular simple present sowses, present participle sowsing, simple past and past participle sowsed)

  1. Obsolete form of souse.
    • Dryden
      The Dirae sowse from heaven with swift descent.
    • Marston
      For then I viewed his body fall, and sowse / Into the foamy main.

See also

  • Appendix:English collective nouns