Acronym of cost of living adjustment.

(acronym) comp.os.linux.advocacy (a Usenet newsgroup promoting the Linux operating system)

(obsolete) A colic attributed to the presence of kidney stones.

(genealogy) The phenomenon in which ancestral inbreeding causes the number of a descendant’s distinct ancestors to be smaller than that predicted by a binary tree (∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ 2ⁱ, where n represents the number of generations).

plural of cold-shut

(metalworking) Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; said of a forging or casting.

(metalworking) An imperfection caused by insufficient welding of this kind.

An ornamental chain made up of interlinked or juxtaposed S's, originally worn by nobles of the House of Lancaster, and later associated by some writers with the Order of the Garter.

A large blackish seaweed (Agarum turneri) with perforated fronds.

(pathology) A pair of pus-filled cavities that are connected by a narrow channel.