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souse1 (1395)
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The form sowse is a cross reference to the following entry:

souse1 (1395)

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sowse  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  souse  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  source n.  MED:  sours n.  / souse n.2  DMLBS:  soursa 3141b
ls(loanword: M.E. (?))
le

The MED provides two possible etymological interpretations, relating the word to either souche1 (‘tree stump’) or surse1 (‘source’).

s.

archit.corbel, supporting bracket: 
( 1395 ) Et ont aussi les ditz masons empris de faire vyngt et sys souses en la dite sale de pere de Marre et depesseront le mure pur les ditz souses y mettre a lour coustages demesnes et les ditz souses bien et covenablement chescun en son lieu mettront et ferront chescun souse d’entaille selonc le purport d’un patron a eux monstree par le tresorer d’Engleterre et empleront chescun spaunder ovesque pere de Reigate sciez de chescun souse aval tanq'al arche paramont  Build salz 472
( 1401-2 ) pur le fassioun d'un sowse a le dit ymage .vj. s. .ij. d.  Mch Tayl Accs1 3 Henry IV

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