Souse

v. (sing) 1 immerse in pickle or other liquid. 2 (as soused adj.) colloq. drunk. 3 (usu. foil. by in) soak (a thing) in liquid. n. 1 a pickle made with salt. b US food in pickle. 2 plunge or drench in water. [French sous] soutane isufta:n/ n. cassock worn by a Roman Catholic priest. [French from Italian sotto under]