v. & n.
--v.
1. tr. put (gherkins, fish, etc.) in pickle.
2 tr. & intr. plunge into liquid.
3 tr. (as soused adj.) colloq. drunk.
4 tr. (usu. foll. by in) soak (a thing) in liquid.
5 tr. (usu. foll. by over) throw (liquid) over a thing.
--n.
1. a pickle made with salt. b US food, esp. a pig's head etc., in pickle.
2 a dip, plunge, or drenching in water.
3 colloq. a a drinking-bout. b a drunkard.
Etymology: ME f. OF sous, souz pickle f. OS sultia, OHG sulza brine f. Gmc: cf. SALT