Third-person singular present tense of 'doze'; sleeps lightly or briefly; or plural noun, multiple instances of light sleep.
From 'doze,' possibly from Norwegian 'dusa' (to doze) or related to Old English 'dūs' (sluggish). The verb form adds standard '-es' for third-person singular agreement with singular subjects.
The word 'doze' might come from Scandinavian languages brought by Viking traders—showing how English absorbed sleepy words from sleepy Nordic people!
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