doss

doss
doss1 [dɔs US da:s] v [i]BrE informal
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: doss 'a (place to) sleep' (18-20 centuries), probably from French dos 'back', from the idea of lying on your back]
also doss down
to sleep somewhere that is not your usual place, or not a real bed
▪ I dossed down on the couch downstairs.
doss around/about phr v
to spend your time in a lazy way, doing very little
▪ We just dossed around all day Saturday.
doss 2
doss2 n BrE informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: doss 'a sleep' ( DOSS1), from the idea of something you could do in your sleep]
a doss
work that does not need much effort
▪ This job's a real doss.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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