douse (in ENGLAND)
douse v If this is an authentic quote, it strikes me as a metaphor of nautical usage. E's slangy gloss is [-]we[-] loose. Query. FEB. 1 1980 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn killick Card marked Query but is withdrawn.
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
1980
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19979 |
Summary: | douse v If this is an authentic quote, it strikes me as a metaphor of nautical usage. E's slangy gloss is [-]we[-] loose. Query. FEB. 1 1980 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn killick Card marked Query but is withdrawn. |
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