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    poss.
    abbreviation
    possession.
  • poss
    poss
    verb
    (tr) to wash (clothes) by agitating them with a long rod, pole, etc

poss.

American  

abbreviation

  1. possession.

  2. possessive.

  3. possible.

  4. possibly.

poss. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. possession

  2. possessive

  3. possible

  4. possibly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
poss 2 British  
/ pɒs /

verb

  1. (tr) to wash (clothes) by agitating them with a long rod, pole, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of poss

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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S.'ada. Adagege artificial islet next to Ferasubua going north. adalu poss. pl.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Declined—sec. pers. sing. num. nom. thou, poss. thy or thine, obj. thee.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Its, its, poss. pron. the possessive of it.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Declined—third pers. mas. gend. sing. num. nom. he, poss. his, obj. him.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

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