cosh

cosh ¹  (ksh) Chiefly British

n.

A weighted weapon similar to a blackjack.

tr.v. coshed, cosh·ing, cosh·es

To attack or hit with or as if with this weapon.

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[Perhaps from Romany kosh, stick.]

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cosh ²

abbr.

hyperbolic cosine

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cosh Chiefly Brit

Noun

a heavy blunt weapon, often made of hard rubber

Verb

to hit on the head with a cosh [Romany kosh]

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cosh

Abbreviation of hyperbolic cosine

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cosh - a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people blackjack, sap bludgeon - a club used as a weapon
Verb	1.	cosh - hit with a cosh, usually on the head hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

Translations

cosh [kɔʃ] n (BRIT) → cachiporra

cosh [kɔʃ] n (Brit) → matraque f

cosh [kɔʃ] (Brit) n → Totschläger m

cosh [kɔʃ] n (BRIT) → randello (corto)