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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 [dɒs] Brit slang
vb
1. (intr; often foll by down) to sleep, esp in a dosshouse
2. (intr; often foll by around) to pass time aimlessly
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a bed, esp in a dosshouse
2. a slang word for sleep
3. (Social Welfare) short for dosshouse
4. a task or pastime requiring little effort making a film is a bit of a doss
[of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.doss - sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
bed down, bunk down - go to bed; "We bedded down at midnight"
Translations
doss [dɒs] (Brit)
A. N
1. (= bed) → camastro m; (= sleep) → sueño m
2. (= easy task) he thought the course would be a dosspensó que el curso sería pan comido
B. VI
1. (also doss down) (= sleep) → echarse a dormir
2. (= laze) to doss aroundgandulear, no hacer nada
doss [ˈdɒs] vi (British) (= sleep) → pioncer
doss down
vi (British) (= sleep) → pioncer
doss (Brit inf)
nSchlafplatz m, → Bleibe f (inf)
vi (also doss down)pennen (inf), → sich hinhauen (inf); to doss down for the nightsich für die Nacht einquartieren (inf)
doss [dɒs] vi to doss (down) (fam) → sistemarsi (per la notte)
doss [dɒs] vi to doss (down) (fam) → sistemarsi (per la notte)


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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.
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.
 
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