Dousers vs Douses - What's the difference?
dousers | douses |
(douse)
(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
To fall suddenly into water.
To put out; to extinguish.
To strike.
(nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
As a noun dousers
is plural of douser.As a verb douses is
third-person singular of douse.douses
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*douse
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Etymology 1
Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.Alternative forms
*Verb
- (Hudibras)