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dossed about

dossed about is the simple past and past participle of doss about.

Meaning of doss about

Verb

doss about (third-person singular simple present dosses about, present participle dossing about, simple past and past participle dossed about)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.

Questions about dossed about

What is dossed about the simple past and past participle of?
Dossed about is the simple past and past participle of doss about.

Words near dossed about in the dictionary

  1. dossard
  2. dossards
  3. dossbag
  4. dossbags
  5. dossed
  6. dossed about
  7. dossed around
  8. dossed down
  9. dossed off
  10. dossed out
  11. dossel

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