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Definition drench

Etymology 1

From Middle English drenchen, from Old English dren?an, from Proto-Germanic *drankijan? (compare Dutch drenken ‘to get a drink’, German tränken ‘to water, give a drink’), causative of *drinkan? (“to drink”). More at drink.

Noun

drench (plural drenches)

1. A draught administered to an animal.
2. (obsolete) A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.

Verb

drench (third-person singular simple present drenches, present participle drenching, simple past and past participle drenched)

1. To soak, to make very wet.
2. To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dreng, from Old English dreng (“warrior, soldier”), from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz, cognate to Old Norse drengr.

Noun

drench (plural drenches)

1. (obsolete, Britain) A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.

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