doss [dos]Chiefly British ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for doss on Thesaurus.com noun
verb (used without object)
- to sleep or lie down in any convenient place.
Origin of doss First recorded in 1775–85; origin obscure DOS [daws, dos] noun Computers.
- any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
Origin of DOS d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem) Related Words for doss cot, pallet, berth, sack, hay, doss, kip, executive, dos, MS-DOS, OS, UNIX, Windows Examples from the Web for doss Contemporary Examples of doss
The second way,” Doss adds, “is individual communications between Tamarod people and state institutions.
Mike Giglio
July 12, 2013
So there were plenty of places I could doss when I was young, free, and single.
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Historical Examples of doss
Doss thou know the country hereabouts, thou good and holy man?
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Howard Pyle
His name was Terry, and he was as jolly as poor old Doss used to be.
Angela Brazil
I was lugged before the beak, who gave me six doss in the Steel.
Havelock Ellis
There was an end to their conversation after that, and Doss fell asleep on her knee.
(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner
Now Doss had wondered much of late what had become of her master.
(AKA Ralph Iron) Olive Schreiner
British Dictionary definitions for doss doss verb
- (intr often foll by down) to sleep, esp in a dosshouse
- (intr often foll by around) to pass time aimlessly
noun
- a bed, esp in a dosshouse
- a slang word for sleep
- short for dosshouse
- a task or pastime requiring little effortmaking a film is a bit of a doss
Word Origin for doss C18: of uncertain origin DOS n acronym for trademark computing
- disk-operating system, often prefixed, as in MS-DOS and PC-DOS; a computer operating system