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dosses

noun

plural of doss, chiefly British

as in beds

a place set aside for sleeping the living room couch was my doss for the weekend I spent at my friend's Lake District cottage

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At its main shelter on Gresham Road, which holds 400 beds, crews began loading vans with cots and other supplies to stock warming centers set to open across the county as overnight temperatures drop below 35 degrees.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Phase 1, scheduled to open in 2026, will renovate the existing building to include a 6- to 10-chair Behavioral Health Urgent Care and 48 acute inpatient beds.

— Chase Jordan November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026

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