Dosser

Dosser
Dosser Dos"ser, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dosel}.] [Written also {dorser} and {dorsel}.] 1. A pannier, or basket. [1913 Webster]

To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal. [1913 Webster] ||


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