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noun
Alternative form of floss (“fibres of corncob, bean plants, etc.”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
A hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed to be stamped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A flush or flash (marsh or pool of water).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Compare German Flösse (“trough in which tin ore is washed”).
Middle English flosche; see flush (“marsh, pool”) and flash (“(marshy) pool”) for more.
