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flosser

noun

Etymology

From floss + -er.

  1. derived from *fleus✻
  2. inherited from *flos✻
  3. derived from *plewk-✻ — “hair, fibres, tuft”
  4. derived from *flukkô✻ — “down, piece of wool, flock”
  5. derived from *flokkō✻ — “down, wool, flock”
  6. derived from floccus — “piece of wool”
  7. derived from flosche — “down, velvet”
  8. borrowed from floche
  9. suffixed as flosser — “floss + er”

Definitions

  1. One who flosses the teeth.

  2. A tool used for flossing the teeth, consisting of a disposable pick with floss stretched…

    A tool used for flossing the teeth, consisting of a disposable pick with floss stretched across it.

  3. An angler who uses a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.

The neighborhood

Derived

nonflosser

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