COSH

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


Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Symbol

cosh

(trigonometry) The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.

Etymology 3

Adjective

cosh (comparative more cosh, superlative most cosh)

(Scotland) cosy; snug

Anagrams

• CHOs, COHs, Chos, OHCs, SOHC, Sohc

Source: Wiktionary



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