Definitions

cosh

[kosh] / kɒʃ /

NOUN

club

Synonyms

STRONGEST

business staff

STRONG

baton billy blackjack bludgeon cudgel hammer hickory mace mallet nightstick persuader quarterstaff rosewood sap shill shillelagh swatter truncheon works

WEAK

conk buster convincer

NOUN

cudgel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nightstick truncheon

STRONG

bastinado bat billy birch blackjack bludgeon cane club ferule mace paddle rod sap shill shillelagh stick switch

WEAK

billyclub spontoon

VERB

club

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash bludgeon clobber pummel whack

STRONG

baste batter beat blackjack clout cudgel fustigate hammer pommel pound strike

Example Sentences

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I asked him what he thought of Pasternak’s buoyancy-control system, COSH, and the rigid design.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 29, 2016

With COSH, helium is compressed and sent to storage tanks inside the airship.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 29, 2016