Definition of "sarse"

sarse¹

noun
plural sarses
1. Alternative form of searce
verb
third-person singular simple present sarses, present participle sarsing, simple past and past participle sarsed
1. Alternative form of searce

sarse²

noun
countable and uncountable, plural sarses
1. Pronunciation spelling of sauce.
  Quotations
  I wanted cabbage or potaters, or most any sort o' garden sarse … .
  1833, John Neal, The Down-Easters, Volume 1
  "I don't want any of your sarse," said the boy, scowling.
  1870, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, The Story of a Bad Boy
verb
third-person singular simple present sarses, present participle sarsing, simple past and past participle sarsed
1. Pronunciation spelling of sauce.
  Quotations
  Well, that ‘ud be imposing, too, on Tellson’s. For you cannot sarse the goose and not the gander.
  1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities