sarse

v. t. To sift through a sarse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument. ] One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]