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cosh
noun as in club
noun as in cudgel
Example Sentences
Australia had been under the cosh for seven or eight minutes but hadn’t conceded and went into the break 7-3 down.
A 69-year-old man who armed himself with a wooden cosh and joined a "mob" which took part in the destruction of the library was jailed on Thursday for two years and eight months.
She told the BBC: "She felt under the cosh... No support was offered to her whatsoever."
With deflation setting in and growth slowing, it's little surprise that China's stocks, bonds and currency are under the cosh.
But the visitors were soon back under the cosh and tread a fine line with their discipline, coughing up penalty after penalty despite being on a warning.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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