What does fosse mean?
Fosse means A ditch or moat..
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/fɒs/ · noun
A ditch or moat..
[T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal.
Elberich endeavours to persuade her to become a Christian, and espouse Otnit; and to convince her of the incapacity of her gods, he tumbles their images into the fosse.
Use fosse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fosse means A ditch or moat..
Common synonyms include moat.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[T]he ground was […] scattered with the masses of ruined buildings, that had formerly been part of the outward fortifications, but of which some were fallen into the fosse, and others overgrown with alder, ash, and arbeal.
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