Bosh vs Cosh - What's the difference?
bosh | cosh |
(chiefly, British) Nonsense.
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The lower part of a blast furnace, between the hearth and the stack.
(British, chiefly, Norfolk, slang, archaic) A figure.
(British) An expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task.
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The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.
As nouns the difference between bosh and cosh
is that bosh is nonsense while cosh is a weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.As an interjection bosh
is an expression of disbelief or annoyance.As a proper noun Bosh
is a surname.As a verb cosh is
to strike with a weapon of this kind.As a symbol cosh is
the symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.bosh
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Entered into popular usage in English from the novels of .Noun
(-)Etymology 2
From (etyl)Noun
(es)Etymology 3
Compare (etyl) .Noun
(es)- to cut a bosh — "to make a figure"