COSH


Meaning of COSH in English

I. ˈkäsh, ˈkōsh adjective

Etymology: origin unknown

1. chiefly Scotland : comfortable , snug

2. chiefly Scotland : tidy , neat

3. chiefly Scotland : still , quiet

II. ˈkäsh noun

( -es )

Etymology: perhaps from Romany kosh, koshter stick, skewer

chiefly Britain : a weighted weapon usually similar to a blackjack ; also : an attack with a cosh

III. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

chiefly Britain : to strike or assault with or as if with a cosh

IV. abbreviation

Etymology: cos ine + h yperbolic

hyperbolic cosine

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