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cosh
/kɒʃ/
noun 4verb 1adj 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
under
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
1
A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
2
A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
3
The cane.
There is no need here to digress on the advantages or otherwise of using a 'cosh' in schools […]
Often, he walked around the room with the cosh in his hand, taking slashes at legs that happened to stray sideways […]
verb
1
To strike with a weapon of this kind.
adj
1
cozy; snug
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There is no need here to digress on the advantages or otherwise of using a 'cosh' in schools […]
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Often, he walked around the room with the cosh in his hand, taking slashes at legs that happened to stray sideways […]
Wiktionary03
I'm always under the cosh.
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