dial. and U.S. Also sawzle, sorzle. [Cf. SOSS sb.1]
1. dial. A sloppy spoon-meat or medicine.
1823. E. Moor, Suffolk Words, 330. Sawzles. Slops or drinks, given injudiciously to sick persons.
1892. in Eng. Dial. Dict., s.v. Sossle, How can she be well? She is always taking one sorzle or other.
2. U.S. A slattern; a state of sluttish confusion or disorder.
1854. H. H. Riley, Puddleford, 119 (Thornton). Mrs. Bird, who was … a great sozzle about home.
1867. Mrs. Whitney, L. Goldthwaite, vii. The woman who … had always hated … anything like what she called a ‘sozzle.’
