douse

douse v 343. landen you I know "lander" as a verb meaning to hit hard - a widely used variant is "lounder: - one would "lander" or "lounder" only a person or living animal, never an inanimate object. Another synonym for the same is "douse". JH FEB 1973 Us...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21710
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Summary:douse v 343. landen you I know "lander" as a verb meaning to hit hard - a widely used variant is "lounder: - one would "lander" or "lounder" only a person or living animal, never an inanimate object. Another synonym for the same is "douse". JH FEB 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn killick

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