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cosh¹

  • /kɒʃ/

Rhymes with -ɒʃ

Where it comes from

Probably from Romani košter (“stick”).

noun coshes

  1. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack. The caissier has a cosh and a gun to protect him, and to heave over the barrier and steal some notes and then vault back and get out of the casino through the passages and doors would be impossible.
  2. A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
  3. UK, dated, slang The cane. There is no need here to digress on the advantages or otherwise of using a 'cosh' in schools […]

verb coshes · coshing · coshed

  1. transitive To strike with a weapon of this kind.

cosh²

adjective more cosh · most cosh

  1. Scotland cozy; snug

cosh³

noun

  1. uncountable hyperbolic cosine

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"cosh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cosh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cosh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cosh

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"cosh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cosh.

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@misc{cosh_2026,
  title = {cosh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cosh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}