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stoss definition

☆ stoss (stäs, stôs; Ger s̸htōs)

adjective

facing or located in the direction from which a glacier moves

Etymology: Ger < stossen, to push < OHG stozan < IE base *(s)teu-, to push, beat > stock, L tundere, to strike

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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