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   souse

   /sous/

   verb

   • 1. soak in or drench with liquid: "souse the quilts in warm suds until thoroughly clean"

   noun

   • 1. liquid, typically salted, used for pickling: "he liked to make salt-fish souse"
   • ▪ pickled food, especially a pig's head. North American, West Indian
   • 2. a drunkard: informal "he's a roaring souse"
   • ▪ a drinking bout. dated

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting pickled meat): from Old French sous ‘pickle’, of Germanic origin; related to salt.

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