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单词 cosh
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cosh1  (kosh),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]
n. 
  1. British Termsa blackjack;
    bludgeon.

v.t. 
  1. British Termsto hit on the head with a cosh.
  • Romany kosh, koshter stick
  • perh. 1865–70

cosh2  (kosh),USA pronunciation n. [Math.]
  1. Mathematicshyperbolic cosine.
  • cos(ine) + h(yperbolic) 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cosh /kɒʃ/ Brit n
  1. a blunt weapon, often made of hard rubber; bludgeon
  2. an attack with such a weapon
vb (transitive)
  1. to hit with such a weapon, esp on the head
Etymology: 19th Century: from Romany kosh, from koshter skewer, stick
cosh /kɒʃ; ˈkɒsˈeɪtʃ/ n
  1. hyperbolic cosine; a hyperbolic function, cosh z = ½(ez + e–z), related to cosine by the expression cosh iz = cos z, where i = √–1
Etymology: 19th Century: from cos( ine) + h( yperbolic)
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