goss
English
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Noun
goss (uncountable)
Etymology 2
See gorse.
Noun
goss (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of gorse.
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, IV. i. 180:
- through / Toothed briars, sharp furzes, pricking goss, and thorns,
- 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, IV. i. 180:
German
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Cognate with German Gasse.
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