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doss 
[dos] Pronunciation Key Chiefly British
[dos] Pronunciation Key Chiefly British –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a place to sleep, esp. in a cheap lodging house. |
| 2. | sleep. |
| 3. | to sleep or lie down in any convenient place. |
[Origin: 1775–85; orig. obscure]
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| doss
(dŏs) Pronunciation Key
n.
intr.v. dossed, doss·ing, doss·es To go to bed, especially in a crude or makeshift bed; sleep. [Perhaps alteration of dorse, back, from Latin dorsum.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| doss | |
verb | |
| sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Doss, TX Zip code(s): 78618
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Doss
Doss\, n. [Etym. uncertain.] A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep. [Slang]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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