Ŏss1, v. i.
[See infra.] To prophesy; to presage. [Obs.] Edgeworth.
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Oss
Ŏss or Ŏsse2, n.
n. [Lat. os, oris, the mouth.] Something proceeding from the mouth; especially, words or sounds interpreted as omens; hence, an omen; a prophecy. [Obs.]
By the power of words and osses, the destinies and prodigies of great importance presaged to one place have been clean altered, and transferred to another. Holland.