soss

Etymology 1

From Middle English sosse, sos, soos (“hounds' meat; a mess of food”), of uncertain origin. See sesspool.

noun

  1. (UK, dialect) Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle.

verb

  1. (UK, dialect) To soil; to make dirty.

Etymology 2

Compare souse.

verb

  1. To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
    sossing in an easy chair 1723, Jonathan Swift, Stella at Wood Park
  2. To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
    the coach sosses up and down as one goes that way May 24 1711, Jonathan Swift, Journal to Stella – Letter 24

noun

  1. (obsolete) A lazy fellow.
  2. A heavy fall.
    wi a soss aboon the claiths 1828, William Carr, The Dialect of Craven

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