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coshes

coshes is the plural of cosh.

Meaning of cosh

Noun (1)

cosh (plural coshes)

  1. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
    • The caissier has a cosh and a gun to protect him, and to heave over the barrier and steal some notes and then vault back and get out of the casino through the passages and doors would be impossible.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 8
  2. A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
  3. (UK, dated, slang) The cane.
    • There is no need here to digress on the advantages or otherwise of using a 'cosh' in schools […]1959, Iona Opie, Peter Opie, The lore and language of schoolchildren, page 374

Noun (2)

cosh (uncountable)

  1. hyperbolic cosine

See all 6 meanings of cosh

Phrases with coshes

Questions about coshes

What is coshes the plural of?
Coshes is the plural of cosh.

Words near coshes in the dictionary

  1. cosherers
  2. coshering
  3. cosherings
  4. coshers
  5. coshery
  6. coshes
  7. Cosheston
  8. COSHH
  9. coshift
  10. coshifts
  11. coshine

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