Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An immersion in water etc. · A drunkard. · A carouse; a drinking session. · A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
(slang, boxing) To hit or strike.
To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. · To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation. · To penetrate or permeate by saturation. · To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
From Middle English soken, from Old English socian (“to soak, steep”, literally “to cause to suck (up)”), from Proto-Germanic *sukōną (“to soak”), causative of Proto-Germanic *sūkaną (“to suck”). Cognate with Middle Dutch soken (“to cause to suck”). More at suck.
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This page abbreviates 6 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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