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doss-house

doss-house noun: a place where homeless people can sleep for the night.

Noun

doss-house (plural doss-houses)

  1. A place where homeless people can sleep for the night.
    • W. Besant
      They [street Arabs] consort together and sleep in low doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy.

doss-house meaning in Tamil and Persian

doss-house in Tamil

மலிவுத்துச்சில்

doss-house in Persian

sleeping-place for the homeless
شبخانه šab-xâne

Forms of doss-house

pluraldoss-houses
alternative formdosshouse
alternative formdoss house

Origin of doss-house

From doss + house.

Questions about doss-house

What does doss-house mean?
Doss-house means a place where homeless people can sleep for the night.
What is doss-house in Tamil?
Doss-house in Tamil is மலிவுத்துச்சில். See Doss-house meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is doss-house?
Doss-house is a noun.
What is the plural of doss-house?
The plural of doss-house is doss-houses.

Words near doss-house in the dictionary

  1. doss down
  2. doss house
  3. doss houses
  4. doss off
  5. doss out
  6. doss-house
  7. doss-houses
  8. dossal
  9. dossals
  10. dossard
  11. dossards

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