souse
Something kept or steeped in brineSomething kept or steeped in brine.: The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
» That couple gets soused nearly every night.
Meaning
11 sensesSomething kept or steeped in brine.
The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
(Appalachia, US)Pickled scrapple.
pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
(Caribbean)Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig
Something kept or steeped in brine.
A pickle made with salt.
The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
A drunkard.
The act of sousing, or swooping.
the act of making something completely wet
A heavy blow.
(dated)A small amount.
(obsolete)A sou (the French coin).
Examples
1 sentencesThat couple gets soused nearly every night.
Origin
From Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”) also a noun (“liquid for pickling,” “pickledFrom Middle English souse (“to salt pickle”) also a noun (“liquid for pickling,” “pickled pig parts”), from Old French sous (“preserved in salt”), from Frankish *sultija (“saltwater, brine”), from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (“saltwater, brine”). Cognate with Old Saxon sultia (“saltwater”), Old High German sulza (“brine”).
Obscure origin. Compare Middle German sûs (“noise”).
Borrowed from French, from Old French sous (plural of sout), from Latin solidus. Compare solidus (“gold coin of the late Roman empire”).
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