doused

Variant of douse

douse definition

douse (do̵us)

transitive verb doused, dousing dous′·ing

  1. Obsolete to hit forcefully
  2. Naut. to lower (sails) quickly
  3. Informal to pull off (shoes, clothes, etc.)
  4. Informal to put out (a light or fire) quickly

Etymology: 16th-c. slang, ? akin to MDu dossen, to beat noisily

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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