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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FOSSING BAND, n. comb. ? A cross piece of wood driven in between wall posts to give added strength and firmness.Abd. 1793 in Sc. N. & Q. (Oct. 1926) 193:
Posts and fossing bands for partition walls, with a door and hinges and sneck.