SOZZLE

Etymology

Noun

sozzle (plural sozzles)

(archaic) One who spills water or other liquids carelessly.

(archaic) An untidy woman.

A confusedly mingled mass or heap.

Verb

sozzle (third-person singular simple present sozzles, present participle sozzling, simple past and past participle sozzled)

(US, dialect) To splash or wet carelessly.

To heap up in confusion.

Anagrams

• lezzos

Source: Wiktionary


Soz"zle, v. t. Etym: [Freq. from soss, v.]

1. To splash or wet carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in water. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.

2. To heap up in confusion. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.

Soz"zle, n.

1. One who spills water or other liquids carelessly; specifically, a sluttish woman. [Local, U.S.]

2. A mass, or heap, confusedly mingled. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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