souse av [phonetics unavailable]. OED ~ av2 'with a sudden deep plunge,' EDD av1 9. Directly, suddenly; with a splash or bump; bump! splash!
T 31/5-64 And as I did, sling goes the other one and took me, and—souse! 'Way I goes out in the ocean. T 141/652 [He] goes clean over the head of her, right on. Souse out into the tickle. T 178/80-65 We used to run so far an' we'd go souse into a gert bank o' snow, we boys did. 1976 GUY 31 Then down they goes in the hole, souse-O!
