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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dross/drɒs/
▶noun
- 1 rubbish.
- 2 scum on the surface of molten metal.
– derivatives
drossy adjective.
drossy adjective.
– origin OE drōs; rel. to Du. droesem and Ger. Drusen ‘dregs, lees’.
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