rosser [raw-ser, ros-er] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- any of various machines or devices for removing bark from logs and pulpwood.
- an attachment on a circular saw for removing ross or bark ahead of the blade.
Origin of rosser An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; ross + -er1 Examples from the Web for rosser Contemporary Examples of rosser
I asked Rosser if she would advise a male loved one to refrain from sex if his partner disclosed she had HPV.
Emily Shire
August 29, 2014
Historical Examples of rosser
Rosser’s men could not withstand the charge, but broke and fled up the hill.
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry
Willard Glazier
Rosser had attacked the pickets at the fords and was driving them in.
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman
J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
He was attacked by Rosser who made a lot of his men prisoners.
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman
J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
Rosser, with the cavalry, attacked Custer and assisted Gordon.
The Civil War Through the Camera
Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
“I’ll have an agreement drawn up, relating to the claims, at once,” said Rosser.
Cynthia Stockley