Cosh Definition

kŏsh
coshes
noun
coshes
A blackjack, bludgeon, or similar weapon.
Webster's New World

Any of various sorts of blunt instrument such as bludgeon, truncheon or the like) (ref. 1991 edition of Chambers's Dictionary)

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Synonyms:
verb
coshes
To attack or hit with or as if with this weapon.
American Heritage
To strike with a cosh.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Hyperbolic cosine.
American Heritage
symbol
(trigonometry) The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
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Other Word Forms of Cosh

Noun

Singular:
cosh
Plural:
coshes

Origin of Cosh

  • Perhaps from Romani kosh stick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Romani košter (stick)

    From Wiktionary

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