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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

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

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