souse v [phonetics unavailable]. OED ~ v1 6 'to go plunging in water,' EDD v1 1 for sense 1; OED v2 1 dial, EDD v2 1 for sense 2.
1 To fall over; cp SLOUSE.
T 141/66-652 He soused over [into the water].
2 To knock, strike or push; thrust.
1931 BYRNES 174 1 was soused against the clapboards, I was pummelled in the drain, / When I 'gearied' Billy's 'ally' in Kenawitch's Lane. 1976 GUY 54 Then I saw my chance, grabbed [the rat] by the tail and soused him into a small plastic bag.
