slouse v [phonetics unavailable]. EDD ~ v. To splash, swill or swish in
or under water; cp SOUSE v.
P 148-64 A car was 'slousing' through
water which was on the street. T 200/2-65 It's a flat calm night. By an' by, slouse on
one side o' the boat, slouse on th' other, an' th' old boat rolled back and forth. T
398/9-67 So I sloused an' sloused an' sloused, an' [struck out for the shore]. P 108-70
Slouse down the bridge while you're at it. C 71-101 If someone had water thrown over him
he was said to have been 'sloused.'
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