cosh

Etymology 1

Probably from Romani košter (“stick”).

noun

  1. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
  2. A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
  3. (UK, education, slang, dated) The cane.
    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

verb

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

Etymology 2

adj

  1. (Scotland) cosy; snug

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