SOSSING

Verb

sossing

present participle of soss

Source: Wiktionary


SOSS

Soss, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Souse.]

Definition: To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. [Obs.] Swift.

Soss, v. t.

Definition: To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss. [Obs.] Swift.

Soss, n.

1. A lazy fellow. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

2. A heavy fall. [Prov. Eng.] Hallowell.

Soss, n. Etym: [See Sesspol.]

Definition: Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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