dosser

2 definitions found

dosser - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of
     papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum
     back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel.] [Written also dorser
     and dorsel.]
     1. A pannier, or basket.
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              To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers.
                                                    --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
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dosser - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dosser
      n 1: someone who sleeps in any convenient place [syn: dosser,
           street person]