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Drown"age (?), n. The act of drowning. [R.]

Drown"er (?), n. One who, or that which, drowns.

Drowse (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drowsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Drowsing.] [AS. dr&?;sian, dr&?;san, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr&?;sen, druusken, to slumber, fall down with a noise; prob, akin to AS. dreósan to fall. See Dreary.] To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch." South.

In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees.

Lowell.

Drowse, v. t. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid. Milton.

Drowse, n. A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.

But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy.

Mrs. Browning.

Drow"si*head (?), n. Drowsiness. Thomson.

Drow"si*hed, n. Drowsihead. [Obs.] Spenser.

Drow"si*ly, adv. In a drowsy manner.

Drow"si*ness, n. State of being drowsy. Milton.

Drow"sy (?), a. [Compar. Drowsier (?); superl. Drowsiest.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. "When I am drowsy." Shak.

Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray.

Shak.

To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea.

Lowell.

2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.

The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good.

Tennyson.

3. Dull; stupid. " Drowsy reasoning." Atterbury.

Syn. -- Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull heavy; stupid.

Drowth (?), n. See Drought. Bacon.

Droyle (?), v. i. See Droil. [Obs.] Spenser.

Drub (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Drubbing.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw. drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dræbe to slay, and perh. OE. drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen to hit, touch, Icel. drepa to strike, kill.] To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.

Soundly Drubbed with a good honest cudgel.

L'Estrange.