What does "douse" mean?
Douse: (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
Additional senses
- 2.To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.
- 3.To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] " To douse the glim." Sir W. Scott.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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