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Foss

//fɒs// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A town in Washita County, Oklahoma.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Free and Open Source Software. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of fosse. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A waterfall. Northern-England

    "Another of his flock was spotted garrotted, one found twisted and drowned at the bottom of a foss and a third split cleanly from scut to teeth."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

From Icelandic or Norwegian foss, both from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of force (“waterfall”).

Etymology 3

Meaning "fox". From Old Saxon fohs, fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.

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