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doss

doss [ doss ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle dossed, present participle doss·ing, 3rd person present singular doss·es)
Definition:
 
sleep on makeshift bed: to sleep or settle down to sleep, especially on an improvised bed ( slang )
Can I doss down on your floor tonight?



noun  (plural doss·es)
Definition:
 
improvised or basic bed: a bed for the night or a place to sleep, especially a makeshift one or one in a flophouse

[Late 18th century. Origin ?]
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