Sowse

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sowse \Sowse\, n. & v.
     See {Souse}. [Obs.] --ryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Souse \Souse\, n. [OF. sausse. See {Sauce}.] [Written also
     {souce}, {sowce}, and {sowse}.]
     1. Pickle made with salt.
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     2. Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled
        ears, feet, etc., of swine.
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              And he that can rear up a pig in his house,
              Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse.
                                                    --Tusser.
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     3. The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.]
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     4. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
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