Antonyms for cosh
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kosh |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɒʃ |
Definition of cosh
Origin :- "stout stick," 1869, of unknown origin.
- As in club : noun bat, stick
- As in cudgel : noun baton for hitting
- As in club : verb hit hard with object
- In his left pocket there was a cosh and in his right a revolver.
- Extract from : « Tartarin de Tarascon » by Alphonse Daudet
- Copeland, Cosh, and M'Nair, along with their respective wives.
- Extract from : « The Story of John G. Paton » by James Paton
- Cosh, a neddy, a life-preserver; any short, loaded bludgeon.
- Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
- Coshery, kosh′ėr-i, n. the ancient right of an Irish chief to quarter himself and his retainers on his tenantry—also Cosh′ering.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
- The cosh was a foot length of iron rod, with a knob at one end, and a hook (or a ring) at the other.
- Extract from : « A Child of the Jago » by Arthur Morrison
Synonyms for cosh
- bash
- baste
- bastinado
- bat
- baton
- batter
- beat
- billy
- billyclub
- birch
- blackjack
- bludgeon
- business
- cane
- clobber
- clout
- club
- conk buster
- convincer
- cosh
- cudgel
- ferule
- fustigate
- hammer
- hickory
- mace
- mallet
- nightstick
- paddle
- persuader
- pommel
- pound
- pummel
- quarterstaff
- rod
- rosewood
- sap
- shill
- shillelagh
- spontoon
- staff
- stick
- strike
- swatter
- switch
- truncheon
- whack
- works
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