soss
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English sosse, sos, soos (“hounds' meat; a mess of food”), of uncertain origin. See sesspool.
Alternative forms
Noun
soss (plural sosses)
Verb
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Etymology 2
Compare souse.
Verb
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- To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
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- To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
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Noun
soss (plural sosses)
- (obsolete) A lazy fellow.
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- A heavy fall.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “soss”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Anagrams
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German sus. Cognate with German sonst.
Pronunciation
Adverb
soss
Conjunction
soss
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/os
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