Drench

Definition of Drench

v. t.1.To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic.
[imp. & p. p. Drenched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Drenching.]
As "to fell," is "to make to fall," and "to lay," to make to lie." so "to drench," is "to make to drink."
- Trench.
2.To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain;
Their moisture has already drenched the plain.
- Dryden.
n.1.A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
Give my roan horse a drench.
- Shak.
1.(O. Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book.

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