Cosh

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  • abbreviation. hyperbolic cosine
  • noun. A weighted weapon similar to a blackjack.
  • transitive verb. To attack or hit with or as if with this weapon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The husk of corn.
  • Neat; snug; quiet; comfortable.
  • noun. A cottage; a hovel.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb. .
  • transitive verb. to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on the head.
  • noun. a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
  • noun. The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
  • noun. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
  • noun. Any of various sorts of blunt instrument such as bludgeon, truncheon or the like) (ref. 1991 edition of Chambers's Dictionary)
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  • verb. hit with a cosh, usually on the head
  • noun. a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
  • Word Usage
    "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."
    cross-reference
    bludgeon  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bludgeon  hit  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    AK  JV  aerostation  dm  dy=dx  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blackjack  sap  
    verb-form
    coshed  coshes  coshing