Cosh

Cosh

Cosh may refer to:

  • Hyperbolic cosine, a mathematical function with notation cosh(x)
  • A blunt metal stick used as a weapon, also known as a blackjack
  • Various sorts of blunt instrument (bludgeon, truncheon, piece of lead pipe, piece of flexible tubing filled with metal, or the like) [1]
  • Slang for chlorpromazine, an antipsychotic drug
  • Harry and Cosh, a British children's television series
  • Cosh Boy, a 1953 British film
  • Chrome OS Shell

People

See also

  • COSHH, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, a set of UK regulations

References

  1. ^ 1991 edition of Chambers Dictionary

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  • cosh — cosh·er; cosh·er·er; cosh·ery; cosh; …   English syllables

  • cosh — v. t. to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on the head. [slang] [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cosh — n. a piece of leather covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people. [slang] Syn: blackjack, sap. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cosh — v. 1. . [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cosh — Brit. ► NOUN ▪ a thick heavy stick or bar used as a weapon. ► VERB ▪ hit on the head with a cosh. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • cosh — [käsh] n. [Brit slang < Romany, contr. < koshter, a skewer, stick] [Brit. Slang] a blackjack, bludgeon, or similar weapon vt. [Brit. Slang] to strike with a cosh …   English World dictionary

  • cosh´er|er — cosh|er «KOSH uhr», transitive verb. efu>to treat with fondness; pamper. –v.i. to live at the expense of others. ╂[< Irish coisir a feast, entertainment] –cosh´er|er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cosh|er — «KOSH uhr», transitive verb. efu>to treat with fondness; pamper. –v.i. to live at the expense of others. ╂[< Irish coisir a feast, entertainment] –cosh´er|er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cosh — index cudgel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • cosh — cosh,   Funktionszeichen für den Hyperbelkosinus (Cosinus hyperbolicus), eine Hyperbelfunktion …   Universal-Lexikon

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