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cotso

cotso interjection: expressing surprise, affirmation etc.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) Expressing surprise, affirmation etc.
    • Cotso, I know 'em a little.a. 1726, John Vanbrugh, Journey to London
    • Cot-ſo, Sir, I know you are deemed to be a man of wit: But may I not aſk, if theſe things ſit not too light upon you?1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CDXXXVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume VI, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 204

Origin of cotso

Alteration of catso.

Questions about cotso

What does cotso mean?
Cotso means expressing surprise, affirmation etc.
What part of speech is cotso?
Cotso is an interjection.

Words near cotso in the dictionary

  1. cots
  2. cotsetla
  3. cotsetlas
  4. cotsetle
  5. cotsetles
  6. cotso
  7. Cotswold
  8. Cotswold Hills
  9. Cotswold lion
  10. Cotswold lions
  11. Cotswold morris dancing

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