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fosse (iou)



fosse noun. Also foss. LOE.
[Old & mod. French from Latin fossa: see FOSSA noun1.]
A canal, a ditch, a trench; esp. one serving as a barrier or defence, a moat. Earliest as a name (now the Fosse, Fosse Way) of one of the four great Roman roads in Britain, so called from the ditch on each side, and probably running from Axminster to Lincoln. LOE.
R. Graves Strengthening the ancient City ramparts, clearing and deepening the choked fosse.
A deep hole or pit; a grave or place for sacrifice. L15-M19.
F. Fawkes A deep round foss he made, And on the kindling wood the victim laid.
Anatomy. = FOSSA noun1. M18.
fossed adjective (rare) surrounded (as) by a fosse L17.