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plural coshes
A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack. examples
A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon. examples
(UK, education, slang, dated) The cane. quotations
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
Often, he walked around the room with the cosh in his hand, taking slashes at legs that happened to stray sideways […]
2019, John Loveday, The Boy from Rod Alley, page 115
third-person singular simple present coshes, present participle coshing, simple past and past participle coshed
(transitive) To strike with a weapon of this kind. examples
comparative more cosh, superlative most cosh
(Scotland) cosy; snug examples