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Dossed vs Dowsed - What's the difference?

dossed | dowsed |

As verbs the difference between dossed and dowsed

is that dossed is (doss) while dowsed is (dowse).

dossed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (doss)

    • doss

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • (intransitive, British, and, Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
    • I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.
  • (intransitive, British, slang) To sleep in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless
    • I normally have to doss in shop doorways or park benches.

    Noun

    (es)
  • Work avoidance.
    • I am going to have a doss tomorrow.
  • Easy piece of work
    • Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Scotland) Describes a useless or lazy person. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt .
    • Get a fuckin hauld o yersel, ye doss cunt!

    See also

    * doss about * doss around * doss down * doss-house * doss off * dosser

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    dowsed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dowse)

    • dowse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow on the face.

    • Verb

    (dows)
  • To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • To beat or thrash.
    • (Halliwell)
  • To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

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