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sowse

/saʊs/

sowse is the obsolete form of souse.

sowse is the obsolete spelling of souse.

Meaning of souse

Noun

souse (plural souses)

  1. The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
    • And he that can rear up a pig in his house, / Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse.1848, Thomas Tusser, Some of the Five hundred points of good husbandry, page 58
  2. (Appalachia, US) Pickled scrapple.
  3. (Caribbean) Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig
  4. A pickle made with salt.
    Synonyms:
    alcoholic
  5. The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
  6. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

See all 17 meanings of souse

Forms of sowse

Noun
pluralsowses
Verb
third-person singular presentsowses
present participlesowsing
past participlesowsed
pastsowsed

Words that rhyme with sowse

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Questions about sowse

What is sowse the obsolete form of?
Sowse is the obsolete form of souse.
How do you pronounce sowse?
Sowse is pronounced /saʊs/.

Words near sowse in the dictionary

  1. sows
  2. sows dragon's teeth
  3. sows one's oats
  4. sows one's wild oats
  5. sows the seeds of
  6. sowse
  7. sowsed
  8. sowses
  9. sowsing
  10. sowsse
  11. sowssed

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