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The Clue

Boozehound (5 letter answer)

The Answer

SOUSE

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Notes

The answer SOUSE is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.

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Definition

SOUSE as a noun:

1. (alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse) = a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
2. pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
3. (drenching, soaking, souse, sousing) = the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

SOUSE as a verb:

1. (drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse) = cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
2. (dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse) = immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
3. (souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up) = become drunk or drink excessively
4. cook in a marinade; "souse herring"