souse

IPA: sˈuz

noun

  • Something kept or steeped in brine.
  • The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
  • (US, Appalachia) Pickled scrapple.
  • (Caribbean) Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig
  • A pickle made with salt.
  • The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
  • The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
  • A person suffering from alcoholism.
  • The act of sousing, or swooping.
  • A heavy blow.
  • (obsolete) A sou (the French coin).
  • (dated) A small amount.
  • (US, Internet slang) Pronunciation spelling of source. [The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.]

verb

  • (transitive) To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.
  • (transitive) To steep in brine; to pickle.
  • (now dialectal, transitive) To strike, beat.
  • (now dialectal, intransitive) To fall heavily.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To pounce upon.

adverb

  • (now rare, dialectal) Suddenly, without warning.
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