dorse

American

[dawrs] / dɔrs /

noun

the back of a book or folded document.
Ecclesiastical Obsolete. dossal.

Etymology

Origin of dorse

First recorded in 1515–25, dorse is from the Latin word dorsum back

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I want to come north some time soon but I do not want to leve here looking for a job wher I would be in dorse all winter.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 by Various

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