cos

noun

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   Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.

conjunction

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   Variant of 'causeinformalInformal spelling of 'cause (“because”).

   Taking the shortcut through the alleyway by the Jobcentre Plus, just cos I can, we arrive at my flat within minutes.

noun

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   Variant of cozinformalAlternative form of coz, cousin.

noun

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   Also a form of coplural of co

determiner

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   Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive determiner, grammatically equivalent to the gendered his and her and the singular their.

   Psychiatrists are trained to try to impose the responsibility for a patient’s problem on the patient coself, rather than on cos environment.

   WHEREAS a child’s sexuality is just as much a part of cos whole person from birth as the blood that flows in cos veins, making cos sexual rights inherent and inalienable […]

   Co absents coself from the Community for more than three weeks beyond the point of having made satisfactory arrangements with the Community with regard to cos absence.

noun

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   Variant of cossAlternative form of coss, a traditional Nepali unit of distance.

   The stages and distances are as follows:—Hitounda to Bhainsa Dobháng, 3½ cos; to Bhimphédy, 4 cos; to Tambakhâni, 3 cos; to Chitlong, 3 cos; to Thankot, 3 cos; to Káthmándú, 3 cos—Total, 19½ cos.

Forms

plural

coses, cosses