coss
See also: rule of coss
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi कोस (kos), from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa, “cry, yell; measure of distance”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒs
Noun
coss (plural cosses or coss)
- (South Asia) A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, 'In Flood Time', In Black and White, Folio Society 2005, pp. 410-11:
- A full half koss from bank to bank is the stream now – you can see it under the stars – and there are ten feet of water therein.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, 'In Flood Time', In Black and White, Folio Society 2005, pp. 410-11:
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kussaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
coss m
- kiss
- mid ānum cosse of þē
- with one kiss from you
Declension
Declension of coss (strong a-stem)
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Descendants
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