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dossed down

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

Meaning of doss down

Verb

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

  1. (UK, slang) 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.
  2. (slang) To sleep.

Questions about dossed down

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

Words near dossed down in the dictionary

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

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