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

(transitive) To strike with a weapon of this kind.

(Scotland) cosy; snug

plural of cosh

simple past tense and past participle of cosh

present participle of cosh

A hidden pocket in a man's suit for carrying and concealing a cosh.

(UK, informal) subjected to (figurative) pressure; under the gun

(UK) The sedation of an individual with chemicals, or medication, especially where sedation is unnecessary.

plural of chemical cosh