ETYMOLOGY
from doss (n. lodging, a bed) (vb. to sleep)
EXAMPLE
“… Most of the ‘dossers’ were transient customers, people who were always on the move. …”
From: New York Police Gazette
“Leaves from the Diary of a Celebrated Burglar; Being a Compilation of the Events and Occurences of the Most Exciting, Interesting and Extraordinary Character in the Life of a Thief“
By Anonymous, 1865
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