English new terms dictionary. 2014.
doss — Brit. informal ► VERB 1) sleep in rough or improvised conditions. 2) spend time idly. ► NOUN 1) archaic a bed in a cheap lodging house. 2) an easy task giving time for idling. DERIVATIVES dosser noun … English terms dictionary
doss-house — doss houses also doss house N COUNT A doss house is a kind of cheap hotel in a city for people who have no home and very little money. [BRIT, INFORMAL] (in AM, use flophouse) … English dictionary
doss — [däs] n. [< L dorsum, the back] [Brit. Slang] a bed or bunk, esp. in a dosshouse vi. [Brit. Slang] to sleep, esp. in a dosshouse … English World dictionary
doss house — doss′ house n. brit. flophouse • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
doss — [[t]dɒs[/t]] 1) brit. a bed in a doss house 2) an improvised bed 3) brit. to sleep in any convenient place • Etymology: 1775–85; orig. obscure doss′er, n … From formal English to slang
doss house — noun see doss II, 2 * * * Chiefly Brit. flophouse. [1885 90] * * * doss house, a cheap rooming house: »We have to halt at…a village without eating place and only a doss house (Manchester Guardian) … Useful english dictionary
doss — [[t]dɒ̱s[/t]] dosses, dossing, dossed VERB If someone dosses somewhere, they sleep in a place which is uncomfortable, usually because they have nowhere else to live. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V prep/adv] Increasing numbers of young people dossing in the… … English dictionary
doss — v. & n. Brit. sl. v.intr. (often foll. by down) sleep, esp. roughly or in cheap lodgings. n. a bed, esp. in cheap lodgings. Phrases and idioms: doss house a cheap lodging house, esp. for vagrants. Etymology: prob. = doss ornamental covering for a … Useful english dictionary
doss — /dos/, Chiefly Brit. n. 1. a place to sleep, esp. in a cheap lodging house. 2. sleep. v.i. 3. to sleep or lie down in any convenient place. [1775 85; orig. obscure] * * * … Universalium
doss house — Chiefly Brit. flophouse. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
