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Meanings of coss in English

(In India) a unit of length having different values in different localities.

Usage of coss in English
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Oi shan't love 'em a bit the less coss oi loves little Polly.
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
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I kem along now' 'coss I want to be aboard afore it's dark.
The Stowaway Girl
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However, there was still some salad left, some large coss lettuce leaves soaked with oil.
L'Assommoir
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He has also a fort called Atursae, two coss south from Dewa; a mile west from Buldeogur.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
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From its flat roof a body of horse had been seen in the distance, nearly a coss away.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
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He will cross there, and ride back down the river some five coss before he comes to Malda.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
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Ish my duty as lawyer, as leshlator, and 'merikan sis'n to reshtore chile to suff'rin mother at any coss-anycoss.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
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After galloping for many coss, I became completely exhausted, and lay down in an open field near the roadside to rest.
Tales of the Caliph
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You will find him at the tomb of Cara Razi, the Mahomedan saint and doctor, about one coss from the fort.
The Surgeon's Daughter
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So Hoonamunta took his tail in his hand, and pulled and pulled; and the tail grew, and grew,- afathom , afurlong , awholecoss.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 / A Maga...
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From hence I went to Lahore, twenty-nine coss, in three stages, arriving there on the 4th of February, 1611.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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The leskar of the king was still only twelve cosses from Agimere.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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Prosecutors said those emails had been sent by Coss and Sippola.
Reuters
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It was Albert Coss's day at the Jewish Home of Ireland in Dublin yesterday.
The Irish Times
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Coss and Sippola challenged their convictions, claiming the extortion law was vague and therefore unconstitutional.
Reuters
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Coss explains that cougars may view your lack of flight as a sign of vulnerability.
Wired
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