sarse

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑː(ɹ)s/

Etymology 1

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Noun

sarse (plural sarses)

1. (countable) A sieve, especially a very fine one.

Verb

1. (transitive) To sift through a sieve or sarse.

Etymology 2

Noun

sarse (countable and uncountable, plural sarses)

1. Eye dialect spelling of sauce.
   • 1833, John Neal, The Down-Easters, Volume 1:

     I wanted cabbage or potaters, or most any sort o' garden sarse … .

   • 1870, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Story of a Bad Boy:

     "I don't want any of your sarse," said the boy, scowling.

Verb

1. Eye dialect spelling of sauce.
   • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:

     Well, that ‘ud be imposing, too, on Tellson’s. For you cannot sarse the goose and not the gander.

Anagrams

• SASER, Sears, arses, rases, rasse, sears