flosh

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UK/flɒʃ/US/flɔʃ/

noun

A hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed to be stamped.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:flosh.”

OriginMiddle English flosche →
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Meanings

flosh1

nounflosh (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of floss (“fibres of corncob, bean plants, etc.”).

flosh2

nounflosh (plural floshes)

plural floshes

  1. obsoleteA hopper-shaped box in which ore is placed to be stamped.

flosh3

nounflosh (plural floshes)

plural floshes

  1. A flush or flash (marsh or pool of water).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:flosh.

Origin

flosh · noun

Compare German Flösse (“trough in which tin ore is washed”).

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flosh · noun

  1. Middle Englishflosche
  2. Englishflosh

Middle English flosche; see flush (“marsh, pool”) and flash (“(marshy) pool”) for more.

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Cite this entry
APA

flosh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flosh

MLA

“flosh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flosh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flosh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flosh.

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