housing

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But, barricaded in his room after a night of sousing, the voyou is also a voyant�a seer.

From Time Magazine Archive

First he took on a whiskered lion’s shape, a serpent then; a leopard; a great boar; then sousing water; then a tall green tree.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Anyway, it missed us by a yard and gave us all a sousing, which we didn't mind as we were pretty wet already.

From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

I am not revengeful, but I did enjoy it when one of the porters, tottering under the weight of the fat lady, made a false step and nearly gave her a sousing.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus

After travelling all day on the 26th, we arrived in sousing rain at night to hear there were no porters at the station.

From My Impressions of America by Asquith, Margot