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Meaning of DOSSIL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dos"sil\, n. [OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil,
duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to
lead, draw. See {Duct}, {Duke}.]
1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of
   lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.
2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a
   copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
 
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