"sowse" meaning in English

See sowse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /saʊs/ Forms: sowses [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊs Head templates: {{en-noun}} sowse (plural sowses)
  1. Obsolete form of souse. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: souse
    Sense id: en-sowse-en-noun-EO7WHTfl

Verb

IPA: /saʊs/ Forms: sowses [present, singular, third-person], sowsing [participle, present], sowsed [participle, past], sowsed [past]
Rhymes: -aʊs Head templates: {{en-verb}} sowse (third-person singular simple present sowses, present participle sowsing, simple past and past participle sowsed)
  1. Obsolete spelling of souse. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: souse
    Sense id: en-sowse-en-verb-VVlyN9ut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

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