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doss verb [ dɒs ]

• sleep in rough accommodation or on an improvised bed.
• "he dossed down on a friend's floor"
• spend time idly.
• "all I've seen her do so far is doss around"

doss noun

• an instance of sleeping in rough accommodation or on an improvised bed.
• a situation giving the opportunity for being extremely idle.
• "they thought being a student was a great doss"
Origin: late 18th century: perhaps based on Latin dorsum ‘back’.


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