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doss

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doss  (ds) Chiefly British Slang
n.
1. Sleep; rest.
2. A crude or makeshift bed.
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.]
doss Slang
Verb
1. doss down to sleep on a makeshift bed
2. to pass time aimlessly: I doss around a lot
Noun
a task requiring little effort [origin unknown]
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Verb1.doss - sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
doss down, crash
bed down, bunk down - go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
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"Then I'll stick in mine," said I impulsively, "and I'll come with you, and doss down in any corner for the night.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Many a distillery's flowed under the bridge since we were gentlemen; but let's forget the long road we've travelled since, and hit our doss in the good old fashion in which every gentleman went to bed when we were young.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
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