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ross

nounverbnouncommon in dialogue

  • United States

The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

noun

  1. 1

    The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

verb

  1. 1

    To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface.

    to ross bark

noun

  1. 1

    A swamp.

Etymology

From Welsh rhos.

Forms

plural
rosses
past tense
rossed
past participle
rossed
present participle
rossing
third person singular
rosses
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