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fosse

noun
/fɒs/UK/fɔs//fɑs/US/fɒs/CA

Etymology

From Middle English fosse, from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa (“ditch, trench”).

  1. derived from fossa — “ditch, trench”
  2. derived from fosse
  3. inherited from fosse

Definitions

  1. A ditch or moat.

    • [T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal.
    • Elberich endeavours to persuade her to become a Christian, and espouse Otnit; and to convince her of the incapacity of her gods, he tumbles their images into the fosse.

  2. Alternative form of fossa.

  3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA