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Doust vs Dout - What's the difference?

doust | dout |

As nouns the difference between doust and dout

is that doust is (obsolete|west country) dust while dout is .

As verbs the difference between doust and dout

is that doust is (obsolete|west country) to extinguish, to destroy, to kill while dout is (transitive|dialectal|or|obsolete) to put out; quench; extinguish; douse.

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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    • dout

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
    • The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted . ? Snowden.
    Related terms
    * douter, a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke. ----