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Douse   /daʊs/   Listen
verb
Douse  v. t.  (past & past part. doused; pres. part. dousing)  
1.
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
2.
(Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.


Douse  v. t.  To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights. (Slang) " To douse the glim."


Douse  v. i.  To fall suddenly into water.





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"Douse" Quotes from Famous Books



... over to him a plate of the celebrated Steynham pie, of her own invention, such as no douse in the county of Sussex ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith
... only once in the twelvemonth!" And that was the end of him; the insult rankled in his mind; and he retired to rest. He is a fish-curer, a man over fifty, and pretty rich too. He's as bad again to-day; but I'll be shot if he keeps me awake, I'll douse him with water if he makes a row.—Ever ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson
... woodwork is on fire, but a little water will douse that," cried Frank, as he caught up another pailful. With Bob using the second pail, and Andy the pump, the fire was soon ...
— Frank and Andy Afloat - The Cave on the Island • Vance Barnum
... 'twixt me an' you, I doubt ef anybody on the lot'll have the courage to douse 'im. Maybe we might call in somebody passin', an' git them to do it. But for the rest,—the bath an' the mustard,—of co'se it shall be did correct. You see, the trouble hez always been thet befo' we could git any physic ...
— Sonny, A Christmas Guest • Ruth McEnery Stuart
... as that which they had from the tin tea pail and from the one tin cup. What though the blizzard howled its loudest in front of their cave? What though the swirling snow threatened now and then to douse their fire? What though the tea boiled over and the pork burned to a crisp? What though a single bannock stood alone between them and starvation? What cared they? Heaven was about them, and its music was ringing in ...
— The Foreigner • Ralph Connor


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