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How to pronounce cosh in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blackjack, sap
Type of bludgeon
Type Words
Type of hit

Examples of cosh

cosh
Everton put us under the cosh on many occasions and there were a lot of chances.
From the people.co.uk
Australia were under the cosh as they have not been in a home Test for decades.
From the guardian.co.uk
I thought him and Taarabt were going to do some damage but we came under the cosh.
From the guardian.co.uk
But they've started well and Warrington are under the cosh in the early exchanges.
From the guardian.co.uk
Despite being under the cosh, York persevered with their expansive game-plan.
From the keighleynews.co.uk
Cosh is the second assistant to depart head coach Ralph Friedgen's staff this week.
From the washingtontimes.com
Cosh will leave behind a defense he helped dramatically improve this season.
From the kansas.com
Rangers must keep the ball better or they'll be under the cosh like that every week.
From the guardian.co.uk
Norwich had not won away all season and were under the cosh for long spells.
From the express.co.uk
More examples
  • Blackjack: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
  • Hit with a cosh, usually on the head
  • In mathematics, hyperbolic functions are analogs of the ordinary trigonometric, or circular, functions. ...
  • A cosh is a LARP-safe blunt weapon of 18" or less in length.
  • (verb & noun) a heavy stick or bludgeoning implement. To be under the cosh is to be under pressure
  • V. To molest, usually physically. To catch someone 'Bat coshed me just as I thought we had made it'.
  • Returns the arc cosine