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doss

American  
[dos] / dɒs /

noun

  1. a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.

  2. sleep.

    I had some great doss last night, and I'm feeling pretty good today.

verb (used without object)

  1. to sleep or lie down in any convenient place.

    We dossed in the park last night, but it started to rain in the early morning.
doss British  
/ dɒs /

verb

  1. to sleep, esp in a dosshouse

  2. to pass time aimlessly

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noun

  1. a bed, esp in a dosshouse

  2. a slang word for sleep

  3. short for dosshouse

  4. a task or pastime requiring little effort

    making a film is a bit of a doss
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Etymology

Origin of doss

First recorded in 1775–85; origin obscure; perhaps from French dos, from Latin dorsum, dossum “back, ridge”

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