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Webster 1913 Edition


Ross

Ross

; 115),
Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Ross

,
Verb.
T.
To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface;
as, to
ross
bark
.
[Local, U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Ross

ROSS

,
Noun.
The rough scaly matter on the surface of the bark of certain trees.