v. t. [ AS. dwæscan. (Skeat.) ] To put out; to extinguish;
v. t.
v. i. To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Shipbuilding) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]