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Synonyms for cosh


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kosh
Phonetic Transcription : kɒʃ

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Définition of cosh

Origin :
  • "stout stick," 1869, of unknown origin.
  • As in club : noun bat, stick
  • As in cudgel : noun baton for hitting
  • As in club : verb hit hard with object
Example sentences :
  • In his left pocket there was a cosh and in his right a revolver.
  • Extract from : « Tartarin de Tarascon » by Alphonse Daudet
  • Copeland, Cosh, and M'Nair, along with their respective wives.
  • Extract from : « The Story of John G. Paton » by James Paton
  • Cosh, a neddy, a life-preserver; any short, loaded bludgeon.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • Coshery, kosh′ėr-i, n. the ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry—also Cosh′ering.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • The cosh was a foot length of iron rod, with a knob at one end, and a hook (or a ring) at the other.
  • Extract from : « A Child of the Jago » by Arthur Morrison

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