poss UK /ˈpɒs/US /ˈpɑs/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •(no longer used) To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub. •(dialect, no longer used) To push; to dash; to throw.Piers Plowman A cat […] possed them [the rats] about. noun1 •(Internet, slang) An opossum. formspossed · possing · posses
poss. adjective 2adverb 1 adjective2 •Abbreviation of possible. •Abbreviation of possessive (form). adverb1 •Abbreviation of possibly.Apparently m > n in khân, khâin “which” (Av. katāma-?), poss. under the influence of khin “who” (*kahya-nā?). — 1929