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The smoke seemed to be less now, and much of it went out through the opened windows, which Paul slid back in their groves. "There's the blaze!" cried Dick, as he saw, through the lessening haze of smoke, some bright, red tongues of fire. "Douse it!" cried Paul, handing his chum a fresh extinguisher, for Dick had used his.
Macklin'll keep the top: there's no way off the west side; and if you and his Reverence'll work up along the gully here while I try up the face, we'll have the pair for a certainty. Better douse the light though; I've a bull's-eye here that'll search every foot of the way, and they haven't a gun." "That's right enough," the Squire answered; "but it's foolishness to douse the light.
Thus 'wrong' is the perfect participle of 'to wring' that which has been 'wrung' or wrested from the right; as in French 'tort, from 'torqueo, is the twisted. It is probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish brynde, heat. For the dental suffix -t, see Douse, Gothic, p. 101. This exercise of putting words in their true relation and connexion with one another might be carried much further.
But land sakes! you couldn't make them Slocums pious 'f you kep' on baptizin' of 'em till the crack o' doom. I never hearn tell of a Slocum's gittin' baptized in July. They allers take 'em after the freshets in the spring o' the year, 'n' then they have to be turrible careful to douse 'em lengthways of the river. Look at him, will ye? I b'lieve he's grown sence yesterday!
C. Dunlop, Baillie, Bell, Lt.-Colonel Gardiner, Dalrymple, General Stuart, Wallace, Sherbrooke, Douse, Hart, Lalor all well-known Scottish and Irish names, except two or perhaps three that may be English, but the Native puts them all, down as "English!" So does the editor of Murray's "Guide to India" describes those who fought under Duff, Grant, and Ford as an "English Force."
That will douse the blaze if my plans go right." Ned was silent a moment, considering Tom's daring plan and project. Then, as it became clearer, the young banker cried: "Blamed if I don't think that's just the thing, Tom! It ought to work, and, if it does, it will save a lot of lives, to say nothing of property! A fire in a sky-scraper ought to be fought from above.
Cook, put up another slice, douse it in butter, salt and pepper, and serve it up as you used to do when I employed you at the Astor. Gentlemen, how do you like it, rare or well done?" All made answer that they were not particular, and Ned replied thereunto as follows: "Sensible fellows! If you don't care what you get, you won't have to care much for what you don't get.
"Bang! it's gone blooie!" Perk suddenly told himself as he no longer found himself able to distinguish that suspicious gleam which had gradually grown dim and then utterly vanished from view. "Now, what in thunder does that mean I want to know why should they douse the glim in such a hurry wonder if they could have caught any sound from us to give 'em a scare? I'm in a tail-spin, seems like.
He dashed to the sink, and, quickly filling a pail of water, ran back to the spot where Teddy was lying. Snowden turned the pail bottom side up, apparently intending to douse the water into Tucker's face. Instead, the contents of the pail landed on Phil Forrest's head, spreading itself over his bare back, and trickled down in rivulets over Teddy's face. The water was almost ice cold.
"Zeppelin," was the reply. "Douse the light aft. Have the man forward see if he can pick up the craft with his flash. About two points east by north." There came sharp commands aboard the Queen Mary. A bell tinkled in the engine room of the Queen Mary. The ship slowed down. Captain Raleigh had been called by the third officer. He took the bridge and issued his orders sharply.
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