单词 | rouze |
释义 | † rouzev. Obsolete. transitive. Probably: to tussle with (a person) in a sexual or flirtatious manner. Frequently in collocation with touse. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > assault sexually abuse1447 rouze1582 touse1624 tousle1839 molest1902 interfere1948 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxv. 211/2 Rouse. Rousle. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 33 Come towze rowze! in the name of love, strike up boys! 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune i. i. 6 To see a pretty Wench, and a young Fellow Towze and Rowze and Frouze and Mowze. 1682 T. D'Urfey Injured Princess iv. iii. 38 Show Her the contrary, rowze her, towze her, Boy. 1696 M. Pix Spanish Wives ii. 26 I'll rouse ye, and mouse ye, and touse ye as long as I can, Till squeaking I make ye confess: There's Heat in a vigorous Old Man. 1719 W. Taverner 'Tis Well if it Takes i. iii. 11 Some brisk young Fellow, that will rouze, and touze, and tumble you, and please you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1582 |
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