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Shillelagh vs Cosh - What's the difference?

shillelagh | cosh | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between shillelagh and cosh

is that shillelagh is a wooden (especially oaken) club ending with a large knob while cosh is a weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.

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.

shillelagh

English

Alternative forms

* shillelah, shillalah, shillala * shillaly, shillely * shillalagh

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wooden (especially oaken) club ending with a large knob.
  • Any cudgel.

    • See also

    * blackthorn

    References

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    cosh

    Translingual

    Symbol

    (head)
  • The symbol of the hyperbolic function hyperbolic cosine.

    • See also

    * sinh * tanh * cos ----