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.
[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.]
cosh 2 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]
cosh (kɒʃ; ˈkɒsˈeɪtʃ ) n (Mathematics) hyperbolic cosine; a hyperbolic function, cosh z = (ez + e–z ), related to cosine by the expression cosh iz = cos z, where i = √–1
[C19: from cos(ine) + h(yperbolic)]
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 )]
cosh Past participle: coshedGerund: coshingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I cosh you cosh he/she/it coshes we cosh you cosh they cosh
Preterite I coshed you coshed he/she/it coshed we coshed you coshed they coshed
Present Continuous I am coshing you are coshing he/she/it is coshing we are coshing you are coshing they are coshing
Present Perfect I have coshed you have coshed he/she/it has coshed we have coshed you have coshed they have coshed
Past Continuous I was coshing you were coshing he/she/it was coshing we were coshing you were coshing they were coshing
Past Perfect I had coshed you had coshed he/she/it had coshed we had coshed you had coshed they had coshed
Future I will cosh you will cosh he/she/it will cosh we will cosh you will cosh they will cosh
Future Perfect I will have coshed you will have coshed he/she/it will have coshed we will have coshed you will have coshed they will have coshed
Future Continuous I will be coshing you will be coshing he/she/it will be coshing we will be coshing you will be coshing they will be coshing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been coshing you have been coshing he/she/it has been coshing we have been coshing you have been coshing they have been coshing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been coshing you will have been coshing he/she/it will have been coshing we will have been coshing you will have been coshing they will have been coshing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been coshing you had been coshing he/she/it had been coshing we had been coshing you had been coshing they had been coshing
Conditional I would cosh you would cosh he/she/it would cosh we would cosh you would cosh they would cosh
Past Conditional I would have coshed you would have coshed he/she/it would have coshed we would have coshed you would have coshed they would have coshed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. cosh - a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting peopleVerb 1. cosh - hit with a cosh, usually on the headhit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"