blackjack, cosh, sap
(noun) a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
cosh
(verb) hit with a cosh, usually on the head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cosh (plural coshes)
A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
(UK, education, slang, dated) The cane.
cosh (third-person singular simple present coshes, present participle coshing, simple past and past participle coshed)
(transitive) To strike with a weapon of this kind.
cosh
(trigonometry) The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
cosh (comparative more cosh, superlative most cosh)
(Scotland) cosy; snug
• CHOs, COHs, Chos, OHCs, SOHC, Sohc
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.