doss

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Easy piece of work

Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss.

To avoid work, shirk, etc

I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.

Describes a useless or lazy person. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially c*nt

git a f*ckin hauld o yersel ye doss c*nt!.

To sleep in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless

I normally have to doss in shop doorways or park benches.

Work avoidance

I am going to have a doss tomorrow.

If someone dosses somewhere, they sleep in a place which is uncomfortable, usually because they have nowhere else to live. young people dossing in the streets of our cities. Doss down means the same as doss. When we had eaten, we dossed down in the lounge. doss down to sleep somewhere that is not your usual place, or not a real bed (doss (18-20 centuries), probably from dos , from the idea of lying on your back). a doss work that does not need much effort
sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
{i} temporary bed
sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep
{f} lie down in a temporary bed
To avoid work, skirk, etc
doss down
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare

After the party, John let me doss down on the living-room floor.

doss-house
A place where homeless people can sleep for the night. Provided either by the local council, or by a charity organisation
doss down
sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable"
doss house
{i} cheap guest house; cheap squalid hotel (especially for men)
doss house
a place where people who have nowhere to live can stay cheaply American Equivalent: flophouse
doss house
A cheap lodging house
doss-house
A doss-house is a kind of cheap hotel in a city for people who have no home and very little money
doss
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