SOURDINE, s[=oo]r-d[=e]n', _n._ a stop on the harmonium. [Fr.,--It.
_sordino_, _sordo_, deaf--L. _surdus_, deaf.]
SOUROCK, s[=oo]'rok, _n._ (_Scot._) the common sorrel.
SOUS. Same as SOU.
SOUSE, sows, _v.t._ to strike with sudden violence, as a bird its
prey.--_v.i._ to rush with speed, as a bird on its prey.--_n._ violent
attack, as of a bird striking its prey.--_adj._ (_Shak._) sudden,
violent.--_adv._ with sudden violence, with swift descent downwards.
SOUSE, sows, _n._ pickle made of salt: anything steeped in pickle: the ear,
feet, &c. of swine pickled.--_v.t._ to steep in pickle: to plunge into
water. [Written also _souce_, a form of _sauce_.]
SOUT, sowt, _n._ (_Spens._). Same as SOOT.