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Definition of Cosher
1. Adjective. Conforming to dietary laws. "A kosher kitchen"
Definition of Cosher
1. v. t. To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering.
Definition of Cosher
1. Verb. To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. ¹
2. Verb. To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cosher
1. to coddle [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: coddle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cosher
Literary usage of Cosher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... yet Mr. Todd has shown that it was used by Jonson as well as Shakespeare.
А тегу fit and proper house, sir, For euch a worthy guest to cosher. ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"А тегу fit and proper house, sir, For such и worthy guest to cosher. ... cosher ..."
3. Ireland from the Restoration to the Revolution, 1660-1690 by John Patrick Prendergast (1887)
"The Irish peasantry never refused them hospitality, but allowed them to " cosher
on them," as it was called, giving them a certain number of days' board and ..."
4. Gaslight and Daylight: With Some London Scenes They Shine Upon by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"Probably Miss cosher adheres to the principle that beauty, when unadorned, ...
Old cosher sits smilingly by his blooming daughter, smoking ; old Mrs. ..."
5. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1842)
"19,—" cosher here this night."] An invitation to bed and board. The Irish word
cosair signifies both a bed and a banquet. ..."
6. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... me he has known a sovereign given for a single branch so grown. On what
festivals are they used, and why ? What is meant by the word “ cosher? ..."
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