cos

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

2. 2

   Informal 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.
3. 3

   Alternative form of coz, cousin.

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   1. 4

      plural of co

   2. 5

      Belonging to co. Gender-neutral possessive determiner, grammatically equivalent to the…

      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.
   3. 6

      Alternative 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.
   4. 7

      Alternative spelling of Kos, an island of the Aegean, Greece.

   5. 8

      Initialism of Chamber of Secrets.

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