Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - doss
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Doss
doss
~1 v doss around/about phr v BrE informal to do very little (We just dossed around all day Saturday.) doss down phr v BrE informal to sleep somewhere that is not your usual place or not a real bed (Hundreds dossed down in the theatre because of the blizzards.) ~2 n a doss BrE informal work that does not need much effort (This job's a real doss.)
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1.
(dosses, dossing, dossed) If someone dosses somewhere, they sleep in a place which is uncomfortable, usually because they have nowhere else to live. (BRIT INFORMAL) ...young people dossing in the streets of our cities. VERB: V prep/adv • Doss down means the same as doss. When we had eaten, we dossed down in the lounge. PHRASAL VERB: V P prep/adv ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1785 chiefly British to sleep or bed down in a convenient place — usually used with down II. noun Date: circa 1789 chiefly British a crude or makeshift bed ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
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 seat-back etc. f. OF dos ult. f. L dorsum back ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. сл. кровать или койка в ночлежном доме 2. сл. постель под открытым небом 3. сл. (короткий) сон to have an hour's doss —- вздремнуть (на) часок 4. сл. ночевать в ночлежном доме 5. сл. спать to doss out —- спать под открытым небом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
jargon 1. noun 1) кровать, койка (в ночлежном доме) 2) сон 2. v. 1) ночевать (в ночлежном доме) 2) спать - doss down DOSS down sl. найти себе место на ночь Dont worry about me, Ill doss down on these chairs. Poor people are not allowed to doss down in the park. ...Англо-русский словарь
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