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   doss

   /dɒs/

   verb

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

   noun

   • 1. an instance of sleeping in rough accommodation or on an improvised bed.
   • ▪ a bed in a cheap lodging house. archaic
   • 2. a situation giving the opportunity for being extremely idle: "they thought being a student was a great doss"

   Word Origin late 18th century: perhaps based on Latin dorsum ‘back’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   What does Doss mean?

   • （因無家無錢而）露宿, （在無人居住的空房子裡）過夜, （在沒床的地方）湊合著睡覺… （因无家无钱而）露宿, （在无人居住的空房子里）过夜, （在没床的地方）凑合着睡觉… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DOSS definition: 1. to sleep outside or in an empty building because you have no home and no money: 2. to sleep….

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   What does Doss down mean?

   • [VERB preposition/adverb] Doss down means the same as doss. When we had eaten, we dossed down in the lounge. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3. 6. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. British, Slang 2. British, Slang

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   What is a doss house?

   • 1. a bed in a doss house. 2. an improvised bed. 3. to sleep in any convenient place. doss′er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 1.

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   What is the etymology of Doss?

   • Possibly a combination of dollars and cash; there are also suggestions that the etymology leads back to doss (temporary accommodation), hence, it has been claimed, the money required to doss, or Scottish dialect doss (tobacco pouch, a purse containing something of value) – note, too, that tobacco is related to money via quid.

   What is a plausible etymology of "dosh", a British slang word for money?

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   a doss. an activity that is easy or does not need hard work: The work itself was a bit of a doss, to be honest. The irony is he chose the course because he thought it would be a doss. It was a total doss - I only had three seminars a week and two assignments a term.

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     DOSS meaning: 1. to sleep outside or in an empty building...

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     doss definicja: 1. to sleep outside or in an empty building...

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     doss translate: przekimać się, przespać się. Learn more in...

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   1.(intransitive; often foll bydown) to sleep, esp in a dosshouse. 2.(intransitive; often foll byaround) to pass time aimlessly. noun. 3. a bed, esp in a dosshouse. 4. a slang word for sleep. 5. short for dosshouse.

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   The meaning of DOSS is to sleep or bed down in a convenient place —usually used with down.

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   Doss definition: a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house. . See examples of DOSS used in a sentence.

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   1. (often foll by: down) to sleep, esp in a dosshouse. 2. (often foll by: around) to pass time aimlessly. n. 3. (Furniture) a bed, esp in a dosshouse. 4. a slang word for sleep. 5. (Social Welfare) short for dosshouse. 6. a task or pastime requiring little effort: making a film is a bit of a doss.

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   Definition of doss verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   doss meaning, definition, what is doss: to sleep somewhere that is not your usua...: Learn more.