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Definition of Doused
1. douse [v] - See also: douse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doused
Literary usage of Doused
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Sell-outs were typically doused with petrol or, on rare occasions, with paraffin.
... As they had already been doused with petrol, both exploded in flames ..."
2. Publications of the Navy Records Society by Navy Records Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"and doused all her steering sails, hauled forward the larboard tacks, and by that
means got her head off-shore. By this time we were under her bows to ..."
3. The Reporter's Companion by Benn Pitman, Jerome Bird Howard (1897)
"3 doused, hadst, adduced, conduced. 2 dusts, dosed his-us. 3 doused-adduced his-us.
2 duster. i divine, doff, dive. 2 differ-ed-ent-ence, deaf, dove. ..."
4. The Yellow War by Lionel James (1905)
"He'll be steaming with doused lights the night, or I'ma Dutchman!" " What!
a dash for Port Arthur! It's a fine thick night for it. ..."
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