DOSSERS

Noun

dossers

plural of dosser

Anagrams

• drosses

Source: Wiktionary


DOSSER

Dos"ser, n. Etym: [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel.] [Written also dorser and dorsel.]

1. A pannier, or basket. To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. Beau. & Fl.

2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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