First Known Use: 1745
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debouch
verb de·bouch \di-ˈbau̇ch, -ˈbüsh, dē-\
Definition of DEBOUCH
transitive verb
: to cause to emerge : discharge
intransitive verb
1
: to march out into open ground <troops debouching from the town>
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Origin of DEBOUCH
French déboucher, from dé- de- + bouche mouth, from Old French boche, from Latin bucca cheek
Rhymes with DEBOUCH
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