cosh
/kɑʃ/
noun
- A heavy, short weapon used for hitting, often made of metal or rubber.
- The police found a cosh under the driver's seat of the stolen car.
- In old detective stories, criminals often used a cosh to knock out their victims.
- The robber carried a cosh hidden in his coat pocket.
verb
- To hit someone with a cosh or similar heavy object.
- He was coshed on the head during the robbery and had to go to the hospital.
- The thief tried to cosh the guard from behind, but missed.
- In the movie, the villain coshed the hero and left him unconscious.
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