cosher
[ kosh-er ]
verb (used with object)
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
Origin of cosher
1First recorded in 1860–65; perhaps conflation of cocker3 with uncertain elements, though frequently connected to Hiberno-English cosher “to feast, live at the expense of kinsmen,” from Irish cóisir “feast, retinue” (also of uncertain origin but perhaps ultimately from French causerie “conversation, talk”; cf. coze )
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How to use cosher in a sentence
Then, at the exact second that the ambulance is due, along comes their 'cosher,' knocks down the policeman on duty.
Jack O' Judgment | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for cosher
cosher
/ (ˈkɒʃə) /
verbIrish
(tr) to pamper or coddle
(intr) to live or be entertained at the expense of another
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