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Noun: cosh  kósh
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
    "The thug threatened him with a cosh";
    - blackjack [N. Amer], sap [N. Amer, informal]
Verb: cosh  kósh
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Hit with a cosh, usually on the head
    "The attacker coshed the victim from behind"
Abbreviation: cosh  kósh
  1. (maths) hyperbolic cosine

Derived forms: coshed, coshing, coshes

Type of: bludgeon, hit

Encyclopedia: Cosh, John