different between cosh vs closh

Translingual

Pronunciation

• English:
  • IPA^(key): /k??/, /k??se?t?/
  • Rhymes: -??

Symbol

cosh

1. (trigonometry) The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.

Usage notes

The symbol cosh is prescribed by the ISO 80000-2:2019 standard. The symbol ch is also in use, and is especially favoured in French- and Russian-language texts.

See also

• cos
• sinh
• tanh

English

Etymology 1

Probably from Romani košter (stick)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

cosh (plural coshes)

1. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
2. A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
3. (Britain, education, slang, dated) The cane.
   • 1959, Iona Opie, Peter Opie, The lore and language of schoolchildren (page 374)

     There is no need here to digress on the advantages or otherwise of using a 'cosh' in schools […]

   • 2019, John Loveday, The Boy from Rod Alley (page 115)

     Often, he walked around the room with the cosh in his hand, taking slashes at legs that happened to stray sideways […]

Derived terms

• liquid cosh
• under the cosh

Verb

cosh (third-person singular simple present coshes, present participle coshing, simple past and past participle coshed)

1. (transitive) To strike with a weapon of this kind.

See also

• bludgeon

Etymology 2

Adjective

cosh (comparative more cosh, superlative most cosh)

1. (Scotland) cosy; snug

Anagrams

• CHOs, COHs, Chos, OHCs, SOHC, Sohc

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??

Etymology 1

Dutch klossen (“to play at bowls”).

Noun

closh (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The game of ninepins.

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Etymology 2

Compare French clocher (“to limp”).

Noun

closh (uncountable)

1. A disease in the feet of cattle; laminitis.

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Anagrams

• Losch, lochs