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Meanings of kosh in English

Ancient unit of distance from the Indian subcontinent.

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        Usage of kosh in English
        1
        One is a 'Shakanah' (Englishman), the other a 'Naimewa' from the 'Maha-mate-kosh-ehoj' (an exile from the French).
        Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet
        2
        The enemy, by all he could learn, were now far distant from the Four Lakes-probably at Kosh-ko-nong.
        Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
        3
        Kosh amedeid, you are welcome, Huckaback.
        The Pacha of Many Tales
        4
        All the effective men had been withdrawn, upon a requisition from General Atkinson, to join him at his newly-built fort at Kosh-ko-nong.
        Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
        5
        Why, man, if we keep on in this direction, following the course of the river, we shall bring up at Kosh-ko-nong, instead of Chicago.
        Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
        6
        They first reach a deserted palace in a desolate land, the palace of "Kosh the son of Sheddad the son of Ad, the greater."
        Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel