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fossé

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From French fossé.

noun fossés

Scotland, obsolete A fosse or ditch. —The best engineers call them gazons, Trim, said my uncle Toby.—Whether they are gazons or sods, is not much matter, replied Trim; your Honour knows they are ten times beyond a facing either of brick or stone.——I know they are, Trim in some respects,——quoth my uncle Toby, nodding his head;—for a can

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"fossé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foss%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"fossé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foss%C3%A9.

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@misc{fosse_2026,
  title = {fossé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foss%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}