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loused

loused is the simple past and past participle of louse.

Meaning of louse

Verb

louse (third-person singular simple present louses, present participle lousing, simple past and past participle loused)

  1. (transitive) To remove lice from; to delouse.
    • ‘Nor have I combed, washed or loused myself this six months past, there being so few daring deeds to do on this Highway.’1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 54

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Questions about loused

What is loused the simple past and past participle of?
Loused is the simple past and past participle of louse.

Words near loused in the dictionary

  1. louse traps
  2. louse up
  3. louse-ridden
  4. louseberry
  5. louseborne
  6. loused
  7. loused around
  8. loused up
  9. lousefish
  10. lousefishes
  11. louseless

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