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dout.

To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.

    dialectal · obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Blend of do + out, from Middle English don ut (“do out”). Compare don, doff, dup.

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