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Vinony

douse

verb

  1. cover with a liquid
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /daʊs/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

  1. A blow or strike, especially to the face.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.

  1. To strike, beat, or thrash.
  2. To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

    “Douse the topsail!”