Third person singular present tense of 'doss'; sleeps in a rough shelter or loafs around.
From 'doss,' formed with standard present tense suffix. The word reflects British English vocabulary where 'dossing' became part of everyday speech among working and poor communities.
When a British person says 'He dosses on park benches,' they're using a term that has generations of social history behind it—it captures both the reality and the attitude toward homelessness in industrial Britain.
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