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"Douse" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... by; another night Creepin' along to douse Day's golden light; Another dawnin', when the night is gone, To live an' love—an' so ...
— The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke • C. J. Dennis
... to douse your topsail or dip your colours when you meet with a ship of war—the marine equivalent for raising one's hat—constituted a gross contempt of the king's service. The custom was very ancient, King John having instituted it in the second year of his reign. At that time, and indeed for long after, ...
— The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore • John R. Hutchinson
... muttered. "Take my tip. French Frank's ugly. I'm going up river with him to get a schooner for oystering. When he gets down on the beds, watch out. He says he'll run you down. After dark, any time he's around, change your anchorage and douse ...
— John Barleycorn • Jack London |
Words linked to "Douse" : quench, dip, dowse, plunge, duck, bedraggle, sluice, put out, brine, roll up, slacken, dabble, soak, wet, furl, ret, sop, dunk, blow out, immerse, flush, souse, dousing |
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