bosses

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At certain times of the year, direct questions were written on slips of paper and put into the hands of one of the greatest josses.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard

Otherwise so many josses would not display it.

From Success A Novel by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

Scarce an avenue but swarmed with female josses; little squat pug-dogs waddling at their sides, the attributes, I suppose, of these fair divinities.

From Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents by Beckford, William

You ought to have seen the bronzes, in those days, coming in from the temples,—bells and vases and josses!

From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Hearn, Lafcadio

There's money to be made by a show of josses in London.

From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Hearn, Lafcadio