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dossil.

A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.

  2. A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English dosel, from Old French dosil (“spigot”), from Late Latin ducīculus, diminutive from Latin dux (“guide”). See duct, duke.

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