fosse

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noun

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A ditch or moat.

[T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal.

2

Alternative form of fossa.

name

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A surname.

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noun — ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

moat

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[T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with a

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