touse

[ touz; Scots tooz, toos ]

/ taʊz; Scots tuz, tus /

Chiefly British Dialect

verb (used with object), toused, tous·ing.

to handle roughly; dishevel.

verb (used without object), toused, tous·ing.

to struggle; tussle.

noun

a commotion; rumpus.

Origin of touse

1250–1300; Middle English -t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb first recorded in the early 16th century); cognate with Old Frisian tūsen to rend, German zausen to tousle

Words nearby touse

tournois, tour of duty, tour operator, Tours, tourtière, touse, tousle, tousled, tous-les-mois, Toussaint L'Ouverture, tout

Example sentences from the Web for touse

Ned, my boy, just tumble sleepy-headed Charlie there out of his comfortable nap, and touse him into his waking senses again.
The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief|Morrison Heady
He gen'rally stirred up the most of his touse In hustling to save the outside of the house.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Now you'd better go out and find the man that started all this touse about a leadin' citizen.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
Douse, or Touse s. a smart blow, particularly on the face, ex.
A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire|Wadham Pigott Williams

单词	touse
释义	touse [ touz; Scots tooz, toos ] / taʊz; Scots tuz, tus / Chiefly British Dialect verb (used with object), toused, tous·ing. to handle roughly; dishevel. verb (used without object), toused, tous·ing. to struggle; tussle. noun a commotion; rumpus. Origin of touse 1250–1300; Middle English -t(o)usen, in betusen, fortusen to handle roughly (simple verb first recorded in the early 16th century); cognate with Old Frisian tūsen to rend, German zausen to tousle Words nearby touse tournois, tour of duty, tour operator, Tours, tourtière, touse, tousle, tousled, tous-les-mois, Toussaint L'Ouverture, tout Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for touse Ned, my boy, just tumble sleepy-headed Charlie there out of his comfortable nap, and touse him into his waking senses again. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief\|Morrison Heady He gen'rally stirred up the most of his touse In hustling to save the outside of the house. The Book of Humorous Verse\|Various Now you'd better go out and find the man that started all this touse about a leadin' citizen. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day Douse, or Touse s. a smart blow, particularly on the face, ex. A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire\|Wadham Pigott Williams
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