The Only Use of "deluge" in "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

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The Only Use

deluge
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Was he also out in that deluged—the unseen watcher, the man of darkness?†
Chpt 10

deluged = overwhelmed -- especially with water

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(1) (deluge)
a large amount of something -- especially water

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to overwhelm with a large amount of something -- especially water
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)