Meaning

4 senses
  1. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.

    a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

  2. A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.

  3. (UK, dated, slang)The cane.

  4. (uncountable)Hyperbolic cosine

Examples

1 sentences
  1. I'm always under the cosh.

    Я завжди у стані стресу. — deniko

Origin

Probably from Romani košter (“stick”).

Probably from Romani košter (“stick”).

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Forms

plural: coshes
Singularcosh
Pluralcoshes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people:blackjacksap

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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