[souse] vb soused ; sous.ing [ME, fr. MF souz, souce pickling solution, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG sulza brine, OE sealt salt] vt (14c) 1: pickle
2. a: to plunge in liquid: immerse b: drench, saturate
3: to make drunk: inebriate ~ vi: to become immersed or drenched
[2]souse n (14c) 1: something pickled; esp: seasoned and chopped pork trimmings, fish, or shellfish
2: an act of sousing: wetting 3 a: a habitual drunkard b: a drinking spree: binge [3]souse vb soused ; sous.ing [ME souce, n., start of a bird's flight, alter. of sours, fr. MF sourse source--more at source] vi (1583) archaic: to swoop down: plunge ~ vt, archaic: to swoop down on