cosh

cosh ¹

(kŏsh) 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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[From Romani kašt, piece of wood, timber; akin to Sanskrit kāṣṭham, perhaps hypercorrection of Prakrit kaṭṭha, from earlier Indic *kr̥ṣṭa-; see sker-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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cosh ²

abbr.

hyperbolic cosine

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cosh

(kɒʃ)

n

1. (Tools) a blunt weapon, often made of hard rubber; bludgeon

2. an attack with such a weapon

vb (tr)

to hit with such a weapon, esp on the head

[C19: from Romany kosh, from koshter skewer, stick]

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cosh

(kɒʃ; ˈkɒsˈeɪtʃ)

n

(Mathematics) hyperbolic cosine; a hyperbolic function, cosh z = (e^z + e^–z), related to cosine by the expression cosh iz = cos z, where i = √–1

[C19: from cos(ine) + h(yperbolic)]

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cosh¹

(kɒʃ)

n. Chiefly Brit. Slang.

1. a blackjack; bludgeon.

v.t.

2. to hit on the head with a cosh.

[1865–70; perhaps < Romany kosh, koshter stick]

cosh²

(kɒʃ)

n.

hyperbolic cosine.

[1870–75; cos (ine) + h (yperbolic)]

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cosh

Past participle: coshed
Gerund: coshing

Imperative

cosh

cosh

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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"

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Translations

randellarerandello

cosh

[kɒʃ] (Brit)

A. N → porra f, cachiporra f

B. VT → aporrear

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cosh

[ˈkɒʃ] (British)

n (= club) → matraque f

vt → matraquer

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cosh

vt → auf den Schädel schlagen, eins über den Schädel ziehen (+dat) (inf)

n (= instrument) → Totschläger m; (= blow) → Schlag m → (auf den Kopf)

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cosh

[kɒʃ] (Brit)

1. n → manganello, randello

2. vt (fam) → pestare, manganellare

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