Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See soul.
  • To excite (a dog) or set him on; ‘sic’ (a dog).
  • To worry, as a dog worries a rat.

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Examples

  • If you're going to visit Lebanon for more than two weeks, then it's necessary for you to obtain a visa. ` ayna yumkin ` an ` aHSul ` alaa ta'shiira li lubnaan? ay-nah yoom-keen ah ah-sool ah-lah tah-shee-rah lee loob-nan?

    Arabic for Dummies Bouchentouf, Amine 2006

  • If you happen to be in a foreign country and need legal representation, the best route is to contact your country's qunSuliyya (koon-soo-lee-yah; consulate) and ask to speak to the qunSul (koon-sool; consul).

    Arabic for Dummies Bouchentouf, Amine 2006

  • O'BRIEN: But mean and nasty, because she hung out with the wrong girls in junior high sool school.

    CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2004 2004

  • I believe he'll sool me off the place; and I looked at that harness only yesterday.

    My Brilliant Career Miles Franklin 1916

  • Take Raysouns, grynde hem with crustes of brede; and drawe it up with wyne. do þerto gode powdours and salt. and seeþ it. fry roches, looches, sool, oþer ooþer gode Fyssh, cast þe sewe above, & serue it forth.

    The Forme of Cury A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390 Samuel Pegge 1750

  • Wallace also has a sec­o nd-degree black belt in hoi jeon moo sool hapkido and a first-degree black belt in tae kwan do.

    Times Record News Stories 2010

  • '08, 11: 21 | Reply | X ill be interested to hear what you think of sool ... i dont think it even comes close to bubbles - obviously they are quite different, but still.

    Drowned In Sound // Feed 2009

  • At any point, if you thought those closest to you would support a serious change in career to something that not only filled your bank account, but your sool, too, you would've jumped ship long ago.

    Remarkablogger 2009

  • I want someone who can make tough decisions and who can stay sool under pressure.

    legitgov 2008

  • It would be difficult to chat about the weather without mentioning the fuSuul (fuh-sool; seasons): Sayf (sah-yef; summer) khariif (kah-reef; fall) shitaa '(shee-tah; winter) rabii' (rah-beeh; spring)

    Arabic for Dummies Bouchentouf, Amine 2006

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