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third-person singular simple present dosses, present participle dossing, simple past and past participle dossed
(intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc. examples
(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.
countable and uncountable, plural dosses
(slang, British and Ireland) The avoidance of work.
(slang, British and Ireland) An easy piece of work.
(slang, dated, British and Ireland) A place to sleep in; a bed.
(slang, dated, British and Ireland, by extension) Sleep.
not comparable
(Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt. examples
(Scotland) Good, desirable. examples