Choss vs Coss - What's the difference?
choss | coss |
Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, generally due to: 1, softness, the rock will not support the weight of the climber, 2: wet and possibly unstable, that is, the possibility of large slabs falling off is unknown, 3: too much organic growth on the rocks, ie, moss or plant life.
(informal) chaos
(India) A measure of distance in India, 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.