n. [ Etym. uncertain. ] A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. to sleep in a convenient place. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Dosel, n. ] Same as Dorsal, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel. ] [ Written also dorser and dorsel. ] 1. A pannier, or basket. [ 1913 Webster ]

To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A cheap lodging house.

They [ street Arabs ] consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy. W. Besant. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F., back of a thing, bulging bundle of papers, fr. dos back. ] A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil, duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to lead, draw. See Duct, Duke. ] 1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. [ 1913 Webster ]