doss (redirected from dosses)

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.

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[Perhaps alteration of dorse, back, from Latin dorsum.]

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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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Verb

1.

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"