Doused vs Oused - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between doused and oused

is that doused is past tense of douse while oused is past tense of ouse.

(head)

(douse)

Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.

(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

To fall suddenly into water.

(Hudibras)

To put out; to extinguish.

From (etyl) duschen, .

(dous)

To strike.

(nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.