I. ˈdäs transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of toss
dialect England : to toss with the horns
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. chiefly Britain : a makeshift bed
2. or doss house chiefly Britain : a cheap rooming house
3. chiefly Britain : sleep
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
chiefly Britain : to sleep or bed down in any convenient place
pea pickers sometimes dossed under the straw stack — Thomas Wood †1950
— often used with down
never mind, we can doss down in the car — Joyce Cary