ROSS
Ross; 115), n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
ROSS
Ross, v. t.
Defn: To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]
ROSSEL
Ros"sel, n.
Defn: Light land; rosland. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.
ROSSEL CURRENT
Ros"sel cur`rent. [From Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago.]
(Oceanography)
Defn: A portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea.
ROSSEL CURRENT
Ros"sel cur`rent. [From Rossel Island, in the Louisiade Archipelago.]
(Oceanography)
Defn: A portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]