| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.[Websters]
2. A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DOSSIL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dossil \Dos"sil\, noun. [from Old English expression dosil faucet of barrel, Old French dosil, duisil, spigot, Late Latin expression diciculus, ducillus, from the Latin expression ducere to lead, draw. See Duct, Duke.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DOSSIL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] In surgery, a pledget or portion of lint made into a cylindric form, or the shape of a date. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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