First Known Use: 1878
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stoss
adjective \ˈstäs, ˈstȯs, ˈstōs, ˈshtōs\
Definition of STOSS
: facing toward the direction from which an overriding glacier impinges <the stoss slope of a hill>
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Origin of STOSS
German stoss-, from stossen to push, from Old High German stōzen; akin to Gothic stautan to strike — more at contusion
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