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ˈwater-ˌsoaken, ppl. a.
= water-soaked.
1783Jrnl. Ho. Comm. XLVII. 372/2 Oak..frequently becomes so Water-soaken, as scarce ever to dry again. 1791Smeaton Edystone L. §172, I laid them in a damp place upon a water soaken brick. 1803Malthus Popul. i. iii. (1806) 34 A piece of water-soaken wood. c1825Houlston Tracts II. No. 47. 2 ‘Surely,’ said the farmers, as they looked over their..water-soaken grounds, ‘we shall have a fine August.’ |