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Coss vs Goss - What's the difference?

coss | goss |

As nouns the difference between coss and goss

is that coss is (india) a measure of distance in india, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half english miles while goss is cast iron.

coss

English

Alternative forms

* koss

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (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.

    • See also

    * rule of coss ----

    goss

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortening.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) gossip.
    • The hottest goss in celeb-land today is that Angelina Jolie is jealous of her fella's relationship with his ex-wife.

    Etymology 2

    See (gorse).

    Noun

    (-)
  • * 1611 , , IV. i. 180:
    • through / Toothed briars, sharp furzes, pricking goss , and thorns,
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