sossing

Verb (1)

soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)

1. (UK, dialectal) To soil; to make dirty.

   Synonyms:

   beclart, elt, stain, assoil, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth

Verb (2)

soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)

1. To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
   • sossing in an easy chair1723, Jonathan Swift, Stella at Wood Park
2. To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
   • the coach sosses up and down as one goes that wayMay 24 1711, Jonathan Swift, Journal to Stella – Letter 24

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