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verb (used without object)
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to sleep or lie down in any convenient place.
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Doss
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to spend time idly; loaf. |
Origin:
1775–85; origin obscure
1775–85; origin obscure
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noun Computers.
any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for microcomputers, especially MS DOS.
Origin:
d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem)
d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem)
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| doss (dɒs) | |
| —vb (often foll by down) (often foll by around) | |
| 1. | to sleep, esp in a dosshouse |
| 2. | to pass time aimlessly |
| —n | |
| 3. | a bed, esp in a dosshouse |
| 4. | a slang word for sleep |
| 5. | short for dosshouse |
| 6. | a task or pastime requiring little effort: making a film is a bit of a doss |
| [C18: of uncertain origin] | |
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