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sud (iou)



sud noun. M16.
[Prob. from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch sudde, Middle Dutch sudse marsh, bog. Early mod. German has Seifensod soapsuds: cf. Middle High German sot dishwater. Base prob. Germanic weak grade of SEETHE verb.]
In pl. Dregs; filth, muck. M16-M17.
a. In pl. Froth which collects on the top of soapy water in which things are washed; lather, foam. Also, soapy water for washing. M16.
P. Theroux No women doing laundry, though their suds remained in the shallows. R. Pilcher Mrs Plackett was at the sink, elbow-deep in suds.
b. A soap solution. rare. M19.
In pl. Flood-water; the water of the fens; water mixed with drift-sand and mud. L16-M19.
In pl. Beer. slang (orig. & chiefly N. Amer.). E20.
Phrases: in the suds (a) slang (now rare) in difficulties, in embarrassment; (b) dial. sulking, depressed; (c) being washed, in the wash.
sudser noun (US slang) a soap opera M20.
sudsy adjective (orig. US) consisting of, full of, or characterized by suds; soapy, frothy: M19.