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Douse vs Doust - What's the difference?

douse | doust |

As verbs the difference between douse and doust

is that douse is to plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse while doust is to extinguish, to destroy, to kill.

As nouns the difference between douse and doust

is that douse is a blow; stroke while doust is dust.

douse

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
    • (Hudibras)
  • To put out; to extinguish.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) duschen, .

    Verb

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

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow; stroke.

    • Anagrams

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    doust

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, West Country) Dust.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete, West Country) To extinguish, to destroy, to kill.
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  • (obsolete, West Country) To dust.
  • (obsolete, mining, chiefly, Cornish) To separate dust from ore.
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