cosh

Meaning

Noun

1. A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
2. A blunt instrument such as a bludgeon or truncheon.
3. (UK, dated, slang) The cane.

Verb

To strike with a weapon of this kind.

Adj

cozy; snug

Synonyms

blackjack

truncheon

nightstick

billystick

sap

club

ferule

gaffer

king

👑

power

quarterstaff

stick

turnkey

bar

stun baton

baton

bigwig

billy

billy club

Translations

matraque

saba

Knüppel

Totschläger

Schlagstock

assommer

bâton

canne

casse-tête

gourdin

manganello

sfollagente

knots

knuppel

porra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒʃ/

Etymology

Probably from Romani košter (“stick”).