cos

conj

1. 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.”

det

Etymology: Etymology tree English co Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English cos From co + -s.

1. 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 […]”

name

Etymology: From Latin Cos, from Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs).

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

noun

1. 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.”