But as I lay asleep the top had been pressed off the box, and the tinder got loose in my pocket; and though I picked the tinder out easily enough, and got it in the box again, yet the salt damps of the place had soddened it in the night, and spark by spark fell idle from the flint.
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Sodden — Sod den, a. [p. p. of {Seethe}.] Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture; saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sodden — Sod den, v. i. To be seethed; to become sodden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sodden — ► ADJECTIVE 1) soaked through. 2) (in combination ) having drunk an excessive amount of an alcoholic drink: whisky sodden. DERIVATIVES soddenly adverb soddenness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «boiled»: from SEETHE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
sodden — [säd′ n] adj. [obs. pp. of SEETHE] 1. Archaic boiled or steeped 2. filled with moisture; soaked through 3. heavy or soggy from improper baking or cooking: said as of bread 4. dull or stupefied, as from liquor vt., vi. to make or become sodden… … English World dictionary
Sodden — Sod den, v. t. To soak; to make heavy with water. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sodden — O.E. soden, strong pp. of seoþan to cook, boil (see SEETHE (Cf. seethe)). Originally boiled; sense of soaked is first recorded 1820 … Etymology dictionary
sodden — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English soden, from past participle of sethen to seethe Date: 1589 1. a. dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages < sodden features > b. torpid, sluggish < sodden minds > … New Collegiate Dictionary
sodden — sod|den [ˈsɔdn US ˈsa:dn] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Old past participle of seethe] very wet and heavy ▪ sodden clothes ▪ The earth was sodden. rain sodden/water sodden ▪ rain sodden hair … Dictionary of contemporary English
-sodden — [[t] sɒd(ə)n[/t]] 1) COMB in ADJ: usu ADJ n sodden combines with drink and with the names of alcoholic drinks to form adjectives which describe someone who has drunk too much alcohol and is in a bad state as a result. He portrays a whisky sodden… … English dictionary
sodden — /ˈsɒdn / (say sodn) adjective 1. soaked with liquid or moisture. 2. (of bread, cake, etc.) heavy, doughy, or soggy. 3. intoxicated on a specified beverage: beer sodden; gin sodden. 4. (of the face) a. bloated, as with crying. b. dulled with… …
sodden — [[t]sɒ̱d(ə)n[/t]] ADJ Something that is sodden is extremely wet. We stripped off our sodden clothes... His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain. Syn: soaked … English dictionary
