Added 10 October 2026
doss
/dɒs/ verb
Latin root: dorsum Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about doss at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Sleep in a convenient place.
You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
Origin
Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).
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