sarse

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A form of searce — A sieve; a strainer.

Scrabble 5

Meanings

sarse1

nounsarse (plural sarses)

plural sarses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of searce.
verbsarse (third-person singular simple present sarses, present participle sarsing, simple past and past participle sarsed)

present singular third person sarses · participle present sarsing · participle past sarsed · past sarsed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of searce.

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nounsarse (countable and uncountable, plural sarses)

plural sarses

  1. countablepronunciation spellinguncountablePronunciation spelling of sauce.

    "I don't want any of your sarse," said the boy, scowling.

    1870, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Story of a Bad Boy
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    I wanted cabbage or potaters, or most any sort o' garden sarse … .

    1833, John Neal, The Down-Easters, Volume 1
verbsarse (third-person singular simple present sarses, present participle sarsing, simple past and past participle sarsed)

present singular third person sarses · participle present sarsing · participle past sarsed · past sarsed

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of sauce.

    Well, that ‘ud be imposing, too, on Tellson’s. For you cannot sarse the goose and not the gander.

    1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

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Chicago

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