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dossing down

dossing down is the present participle and gerund 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 dossing down

What is dossing down the present participle and gerund of?
Dossing down is the present participle and gerund of doss down.

Words near dossing down in the dictionary

  1. dossil
  2. dossils
  3. dossing
  4. dossing about
  5. dossing around
  6. dossing down
  7. dossing off
  8. dossing out
  9. dossing-ken
  10. dossing-kens
  11. dossière

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