koss

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A form of coss — A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

nounkoss (plural kosses or koss)

plural kosses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coss.

    A full half koss from bank to bank is the stream now – you can see it under the stars – and there are ten feet of water therein.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, 'In Flood Time', In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, pages 410–11
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