Coshed

/ˈkɑːʃt/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'cosh'; to have struck or hit someone with a cosh or weighted weapon.

Etymology

Past tense form of 'cosh,' derived from the Hindi-origin noun, conjugated following regular English past tense patterns.

Kelly Says

British crime fiction from the 1920s-1950s frequently mentions violence where someone 'got coshed'—the word captures a specific era and style of street violence now mostly historical.

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