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Douse
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Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.
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Part of speech: verb (v.)
To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] " To douse the glim." Sir W. Scott.