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hawss

hawss is the alternative form of hoss.

Meaning of hoss

Noun

hoss (countable and uncountable, plural hosses)

  1. (Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
    • So here I was, fondling all sorts of fine mats, when a hoss of a woman screeched into her cell phone, rattling the lamps in the light fixture aisle.2004 December 8, Susan Reinhardt, “Facing my fear: Doing Disney with the crowds”, in Asbury Park Press, page 18
  2. (Southern US, capitalized, often, slang) Term of address for a man.
    • What's up, hoss?
    Synonyms:
    dude, man, brother, guy, hap, comrade, bub, bap
  3. (Northwestern, US, slang) A car.

See all 4 meanings of hoss

Forms of hawss

pluralhawsses

Questions about hawss

What is hawss the alternative form of?
Hawss is the alternative form of hoss.

Words near hawss in the dictionary

  1. Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre
  2. Hawsmith
  3. hawsom
  4. hawsoms
  5. Hawson
  6. hawss
  7. hawsses
  8. Hawstone
  9. hawt
  10. hawthorn
  11. hawthorn berries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hawss (page history and authors); hoss (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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