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Sossed vs Sowsed - What's the difference?

sossed | sowsed |

As verbs the difference between sossed and sowsed

is that sossed is past tense of soss while sowsed is past tense of sowse.

sossed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (soss)

    • soss

    English

    Etymology 1

    See sesspoll.

    Noun

    (es)
  • (UK, dialect) Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare souse.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
    • (Jonathan Swift)
  • To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
    • (Jonathan Swift)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (obsolete) A lazy fellow.
    • (Cotgrave)
  • A heavy fall.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    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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