- a variation of coze.
cose
Americanverb (used without object)
Example Sentences
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“I need to cose my eyes for two minutes. Then we’ll be on our way,” she says.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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I ain’t never wanted fur nothin’ an’ I ain’t never had a hard word from Carmichael or Brown, savin’, of cose, Miss Sary.
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell
Guess de reason I hab libed so long wuz cose I tuk good keer ob mahself en wore warm clo'es en still do, w'ar mah yarn pettycoats now.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives by Work Projects Administration
East from thence one-half cose, is a pool called Gaurikunda.
From An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha by Hamilton, Francis
"Why, of cose, I does!" she replied genially.
From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Dixon, Thomas
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