drench
/dɹɛntʃ/ · noun
Meaning
- A draught administered to an animal.
- A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
- To soak, to make very wet.
- To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.
- A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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