Drouk

/druːk/ verb

Definition

A Scottish and Northern English dialect word meaning to soak, drench, or saturate thoroughly with liquid, especially water.

Etymology

From Middle English druken or drowken, related to Old English drencan 'to make drink.' Connected to Proto-Germanic roots meaning to steep or soak.

Kelly Says

Drouk is the opposite of droughty—where droughty means parched, drouk means soaked; Scottish dialect preserved this verb for that sudden, complete drenching.

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