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cosh 1
(kŏsh) Chiefly Britishn.
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
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]
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)]
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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.
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cosh
Past participle: coshed
Gerund: coshing
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| Noun | 1. | cosh - a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people 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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