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French term, signifying solicit, or sol-dier. It is often used in familiar dis-course, when the subject relates to aperson who bus served for any length oftime. Hence an vieux soudard, an oldsoldier.
SOUDOY'ER, Fr. to keep in pay.
SOUDOYES, Fr. from soudoyer, tokeep in pay. Tibs name was originallygiven to a body of men who enlistedthemselves under Philip Augustus of France , on condition that, they shouldreceive a certain daily pay in the way otsubsistence. Froissart calls all soldiers,who are paid for doing duty, or forgoing to war, soudoy'es.
SOUDR1LLE, Fr. a term of re-proach, signifying a dishonest soldier;a vagabond, or thief.
SOVEREIGN, supreme in power;having no superior. In Great Britain the sovereign is so far limited with re-spect to this explanation, that he hasno power beyond the legislative dele-gation of their authority by the twoHouses of Parliament. He has, how-ever, no superior with regard to thearmy and navy.
Sovereign contempt. This expres-sion is used to signify contempt that isshewn in the highest degree.
SOU PELAGE, Fr. sheathing, or fur-ring of a ship.
SOUFFLE, Fr. the wind of a can-non.
SOUFFLER les canons, Fr. to scalepieces of ordnance. This is done, bymeans of a moderate charge of gun-powder, for the purpose of cleaningthem.-
Souffler, Fr. This word is usedfiguratively among the French , and sig-nifies to do any thing underhand, or by-stealth, Hence, souffler la division, lefeu de la discorde, to sow the seeds of)or secretly to blow up the embers ofdiscord.
Souffler tin avancement, Fr. to ob-tain promotion, without having any claimfrom personal service or merit. To riseby underhand, or low' means. See Scab bard .
Souffler le froid el le chaud, Fr. toblow hot and cold.
Souffler au poil, Fr. a term used infarriery, to signify that the pus or matteroozes out of the crown of a horse’s hoof,through the hair that grows round it.
Souffler un exploit, Fr. to boast ofSome exploit which has neve? taken
place. The French also use the wordsouffler in an absolute sense, to signifyany fruitless attempt, or wild schemeto become rich, by looking after the.philosopher's stone, and trying to makegold and silver by chemical operations.Hence, il a depens'e tout son bien a souffler,he has spent or wasted all his propertyin visionary pursuits.
Souffler un vaisseuu, Fr. to sheatha vessel.
SOUFFLEURS, Fr. a mean, de-graded set of men, who get militarypromotion at the expense of neglectedmerit, and succeed in life by being sub-servient to the vices and. caprices ofimaginary greatness.
SOUFFHE-douleurs, Fr. a drudge.
SOUFFLUHE, Fr. a cavity, or hole,which is frequently occasioned whenpieces of metal have been forged in toointense a fire. Camion balls lose theirrequired weight by Haws of this sort.
SOITTRJ if, Fr. to bear; to support;to meet. Hence, souffrir une tempete, tomeet a storm.
Souffrir un siege, Fr. to stand asiege.
Souffrir une attaque, Fr. to stand an
, Fr. See Sulphur.
SOUGARDE, Fr. guard, throatbandof a gun. A simi-circular piece of brasswhich is fixed beneath the trigger of amusket, to prevent it from going off byaccident.
Sougardes, Fr. See Deciiargeurs.
SOUGH, (sous, Fr.) a subterraneousdrain.
SOUGORGE, Fr. throat-hand of abridle.
SOUILLARD, Fr. in hydraulic ar-chitecture, a piece of wood laid uponstakes, in front of the slopes that arebetween the piles of stone bridges : itis also placed between those of woodenones.
SOUILLER, Fr. to sully; to stain;to defile.
Soul leer ses mains de sang, Fr. tosullv, or stain one’s hands with blood.
SOUKARS, bid. a general name forbankers.
& SOULER, Fr. to get drunk. SeeSobriety.
SOULEVEMENT, Fr. insurrection,revolt.
SOULEY T ER, Fr. to stir up, to exciteto insurrection.
Se Soulever, Fr. to rise; to revolt;