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Dowsed vs Sowsed - What's the difference?

dowsed | sowsed |

As verbs the difference between dowsed and sowsed

is that dowsed is past tense of dowse while sowsed is past tense of sowse.

dowsed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dowse)

    • dowse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow on the face.

    • Verb

    (dows)
  • To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • To beat or thrash.
    • (Halliwell)
  • To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

    • Anagrams

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    sowsed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sowse)

    • sowse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (sows)
  • * Dryden
    • The Dirae sowse from heaven with swift descent.
  • * Marston
    • For then I viewed his body fall, and sowse / Into the foamy main.

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