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dousing
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Dousing
(gcide) | Douse \Douse\ (dous), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doused (doust); p.
pr. & vb. n. Dousing.] [Cf. Dowse, and OD. donsen to
strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down
violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to
dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly;
as, douse the topsail.
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dousing
(wn) | dousing
n 1: the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn:
submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing] |
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dousing
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Dousing-chock
(gcide) | Dousing-chock \Dous"ing-chock`\, n. (Shipbuilding)
One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in
the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck.
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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dousing
(wn) | dousing
n 1: the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn:
submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing] |
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