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- DictionarySouse/sous/
verb
- 1. soak in or drench with liquid: "souse the quilts in warm suds until thoroughly clean"
noun
- 1. liquid, typically salted, used for pickling: "he liked to make salt-fish souse"
- 2. a drunkard: informal "he's a roaring souse"
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May 17, 2024 · Something kept or steeped in brine . 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. ( US, Appalachia) Pickled scrapple. A pickle made with salt. The ear; especially, a hog's ear. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
Definitions of 'souse' 1. a pickled food, esp. the feet, ears, and head of a pig. [...] 2. liquid used for pickling; brine. [...] 3. the act of plunging into a liquid, esp. into brine for pickling. [...] 5. to pickle. [...] 6. to plunge or steep in a liquid. [...] 7. to make or become soaking wet. [...] More. Conjugations of 'souse'
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Definition of souse verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
v.t. to plunge into water or other liquid; immerse. to drench, as with water. to dash or pour, as water. Food to steep in pickling brine; pickle. v.i. to plunge into water or other liquid. to be soaked or drenched. to be steeping or soaking in something. n. an act of sousing.
noun. 1. a pickled food, esp. the feet, ears, and head of a pig. 2. liquid used for pickling; brine. 3. the act of plunging into a liquid, esp. into brine for pickling. 4. US, Slang. a drunkard. verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: soused or ˈsousing. 5. to pickle. 6. to plunge or steep in a liquid. 7. to make or become soaking wet. 8.
What does the verb souse mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb souse, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. souse has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. food and cooking (Middle English) pathology (mid 1500s) Entry status.
