̈ɪsaus v. & n. --v. 1 tr. put (gherkins, fish, etc.) in
pickle. 2 tr. & intr.
plunge into liquid. 3 tr. (as soused adj.) colloq.
drunk. 4 tr. (usu. foll. by in)
soak (a thing) in liquid. 5 tr. (usu. foll. by over)
throw (liquid)
over a
thing. --n. 1 a pickle
made with salt. b US
food,
esp. a pig's
head etc., in pickle. 2 a
dip, plunge, or drenching in
water. 3 colloq. a a drinking-bout. b a
drunkard. [ME f. OF sous, souz pickle f. OS sultia, OHG sulza
brine f. Gmc:
cf. SALT]