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Meanings of cosh in English

Catalan
saba

A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.

        saba
        Usage of cosh in English
        1
        Nimbly, Scoyt skipped back and brought the cosh hard across Fermour's wrist.
        Non-Stop
        2
        A rubber cosh had appeared, and was lightly balanced between Scoyt's hands.
        Non-Stop
        3
        Labour's Yvette Cooper was the first to put Rudd under the cosh.
        The Guardian
        4
        Py cosh, I learns you not to call names py sober peoples.
        The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories
        5
        Even those countries not under the cosh in debt terms enjoyed varying fortunes.
        The Irish Times
        6
        When the whistle blew for half-time, however, Stoke were seriously under the cosh.
        The Guardian
        7
        Other departments under the cosh include chemistry, physics and American studies.
        The Guardian
        8
        First Clegg, now Cameron: the boss class is under the cosh this month.
        The Guardian
        9
        For the first time this summer England were under the cosh.
        The Irish Times
        10
        The match kicked off and City were under the cosh immediately.
        The Guardian
        11
        We were under the cosh and defended magnificently, the whole team defended well.
        The Irish Times
        12
        As night fell like a cosh, the island's split-personality began to reveal itself.
        The Guardian
        13
        He walked out into the cell wing, clutching the pipe like a cosh.
        The Slab
        14
        Duduzane is under the cosh for a car accident he caused four years ago.
        The South African
        15
        Most of them just carried a defensive cosh, if they carried anything at all.
        Faerie Wars
        16
        One of Polokwane's most prominent lawyers is under the cosh yet again this week.
        The South African
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        Catalan
        saba
        Cosh through the time