Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A weighted weapon similar to a blackjack.
- v. To attack or hit with or as if with this weapon.
- abbr. hyperbolic cosine
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A cottage; a hovel.
- Neat; snug; quiet; comfortable.
- n. The husk of corn.
Wiktionary
- n. trigonometry The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
- n. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
- n. Any of various sorts of blunt instrument such as bludgeon, truncheon or the like) (ref. 1991 edition of Chambers's Dictionary)
- n. trigonometry The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. slang a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.
- v. .
- v. slang to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on the head.
WordNet 3.0
- v. hit with a cosh, usually on the head
- n. a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
Etymologies
- Probably from Romani košter (stick) (Wiktionary)
- Perhaps from Romany kosh, stick. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Ham-radio records show that, during their time in Guyana, the Temple leaders ordered vast quantities of tranquilizers and Thorazine, "liquid cosh," in order to drug the members.”
“All good things come to he who waits at the dark alley with a cosh”
“You saw that in how many finals we played and won even when we were under the cosh for a lot of the time.”
The Guardian: Dietmar Hamann aims for the top again – with or without MK Dons
“They're starting to turn the screw here and advance towardss the Ireland 22.60 min: An hour gone, Wales are five points clear and have a knackered looking Irish team very much under the cosh.”
The Guardian: Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland v Wales - live! | Barry Glendenning
“Other news• The use of chemical cosh drugs for dementia patients will be cut as part of a "national action plan" proposed by a coalition of charities and private companies, reports the Daily Telegraph.”
“Peter Spencer, the Item Club's chief economist, said that even though the interest rate was likely to remain at its emergency level of 0.5% for at least three more years, consumers would "remain under the cosh".”
“Now would someone other than me, address the MET'S use of the cosh.”
“England were under the cosh, having suffered through a massive partnership between Hussey and Brad Haddin that gave Australia a first‑innings lead of 221.”
The Guardian: For cricket, read life: Andrew Strauss admits his 'sliding door' moment | Mike Selvey
“Under the cosh in Auckland, they again found the right cards to play.”
“This one has plenty of entertaining anecdotes about the famous characters who pass through Mr. Lindsay-Hogg's life: Humphrey Bogart, Henry Miller, Mick Jagger "with the face of a Botticelli cosh boy" and the Beatles, squabbling shortly before their final break-up.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cosh’.
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Trigonometry
trigonometry, Trigonometry, triangle, angle, sine, cosine, tangent, trigonometric fun..., sin, cos, tan, opposite and 79 more...
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sionnach's Words
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learning
A list of words whose meanings I am learning, either because a) I don't know the meaning b) I know the meaning, but could stand to better appreciate certain inflections or secondary meanings or c) ...
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looked up
Words I've come across while reading and looked up in the dictionary.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
Words and phrases from Scott Lynch's book, The Lies of Locke Lamora
constable, windfall, sternum, commensurate, disinter, grotty, thresher shark, savvy, miser, reticent, magnanimous, trowel and 301 more...
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Red Seas Under Red Skies
Words and phrase from Scott Lynch's book, Red Seas Under Red Skies.
legate, pugnacity, weevil, steady as a dry-d..., chit, sans, apprise, forfend, ken, expatriate, enclave, scrubs and 220 more...
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Quilp's Words
ankh, bung, zest, yawl, xeno, wart, vile, urge, tart, shag, runt, quim and 16 more...
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via Poplollies & Bellibones
It's that time again!
acclumsid, acersecomic, adam's ale, afterling, assything, bawdreaming, bedswerver, spousebreak, beek, bellibone, bellytimber, bubble-bow and 86 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for cosh.
knitandpurl ""I've said too much," she said, flustered. "It's the sherry, you see. Alf always says as 'ow sherry coshes the guard what's supposed to be keepin' watch on my tongue.""
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley, p 275 May 9, 2010
bilby I'm really confused. She is talking houses, sionnach is talking theories-from-Uranus and WeirdNET just wants a bit o' good ol' biff. Jul 11, 2008
sionnach Not to mention the hyperbolic cosine function. For which, oddly enough, the relationship holds that:
cosh (x) = cos (ix)
The value of the hyperbolic cosine is defined to be:
e^argument + e^-argument
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The trajectory described by the function is that of a catenary. Other names that have been given to the curve are chainette (French) and funicular curve.
The curve traces the shape taken by a (perfect, uniform) flexible and inextensible chain between two supports, as result of gravity. Galileo was wrong in supposing this curve is the parabola. Jul 11, 2008
she Also, a hut, or small cottage. Jul 11, 2008