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cosh Definition

cosh (käs̸h)

noun

Brit., Slang a blackjack, bludgeon, or similar weapon

Etymology: Brit slang < Romany, contr. < koshter, a skewer, stick

transitive verb

Brit., Slang to strike with a cosh

cosh Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: In my opinion, far superior in flavor to the marrow, although the latter obviously make better coshes.

Preposition: for

  • period: Good 1. We stuck to it even tho we were under the cosh for long periods.

Adjective modifier

  • chemical: They visited 28 nursing homes and examined the prescribing of what has been called the " chemical cosh " to 217 of the residents.

Modifies a noun

  • boy: In the postwar years, the Elephant was attached in the popular imagination to the dangerous figures of the Ted and the cosh boy.

Noun used with modifier

  • chemical: The chemical cosh has been a problem for some years.

Browse dictionary entries near cosh

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  1. cosher
  2. cosign
  3. cosignatory
  4. cosigner
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  7. cosmetician
  8. cosmeticize
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