cosheradj.
(in Jewish use): see kosher adj. and n.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
cosherv.1
/ˈkɒʃə/, U.S. /ˈkɑʃər/, /ˈkoʊʃər/, Irish English /ˈkʌʃər/ Ireland.
intransitive. To feast; to live at free quarters upon dependants or kinsmen.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > at another's expense
sornc1575
coynye1606
cosher1634
1634–5 Stat. Ireland 10–11 Chas. I c. 16 If any person or persons..shall cosher, lodge or cesse themselves..upon the inhabitants.
1640 J. Shirley St. Patrick v. sig. H I would not leave a head to wag upon a shoulder.., from my mother's sucking pig at her nipple to my great grandfathers Coshering in the peas-straw.
1689 Irish Hudibras 78 A very fit and proper House, Sir, For such a worthy Guest to Cosher.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
cosherv.2
/ˈkɒʃə/, U.S. /ˈkɑʃər/, /ˈkoʊʃər/ transitive. To treat with indulgent fondness, pamper; to cocker or coddle up.
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the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > be infatuatedly fond or love to excess [verb (transitive)] > pet, indulge, or pamper
daunt1303
cocker1440
cherisha1450
pomper1483
daut?a1513
to cocker up1530
pamper1530
pimper1537
tiddle1560
cockle1570
dandlea1577
cotchel1578
cockney1582
fondle1582
coax1589
to coax up1592
to flatter up1598
dainty1622
pet1629
cosset1659
caudle1662
faddle1688
pettle1719
coddle1786
sugar-plum1788
twattle1790
to make a fuss of or over (with)1814
mud1814
pamperizea1845
mollycoddle1851
pompey1860
cosher1861
pussy1889
molly1907
1861 A. Trollope Barchester Towers 181 She coshered up Eleanor with cold fowl and port wine.
1889 Sat. Rev. 31 Aug. 232/1 He is..dandled and coshered like a baby in arms.
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cosherv.3
/ˈkɒʃə/, U.S. /ˈkɑʃər/, /ˈkoʊʃər/ colloquial.
intransitive. To chat in a friendly and familiar fashion.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > converse [verb (intransitive)] > chat
dallyc1300
confablec1450
crack1529
tattle1547
chat1551
confabulate1604
confab1741
prosea1764
parleyvoo1765
coze1818
yarn1819
cosher1833
to pass a good morning1835
small-talk1848
mardle1853
cooze1870
chinwag1879
rap1909
kibitz1923
to shoot the breeze1941
old-talk1956
ole-talk1971
gyaff1976
gist1992
1833 T. B. Macaulay in Life & Lett. I. v. 339 Rogers made Tom Moore and me sit down with him for half an hour, and we coshered over the events of the evening.
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ˈcosher
ˈcosher n.
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1889 C. T. Clarkson & J. H. Richardson Police! xxv. 348 ‘Coshers’ and ‘trippers’ or ‘picking-up molls’, are vile men and women who travel from town to town.
1905 Eng. Dial. Dict.: Suppl. 75/1 Cosher, Brks., a slang word for ‘policeman’.
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