soss
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English sosse, sos, soos (“hounds' meat; a mess of food”), of uncertain origin. See sesspool.
Alternative forms
Verb
soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)
Etymology 2
Compare souse.
Verb
soss (third-person singular simple present sosses, present participle sossing, simple past and past participle sossed)
- To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonathan Swift to this entry?)
- To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jonathan Swift to this entry?)
Noun
soss (plural sosses)
- (obsolete) A lazy fellow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cotgrave to this entry?)
- A heavy fall.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for soss in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German sus. Cognate with German sonst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zos/
- Rhymes: -os