01 n. A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles.
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A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles.
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Coss
/(kŏs)/
· IPA /kɒs/
02 n. A thing (only in phrase below).
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A thing (only in phrase below).
Phrases & compounds
Rule of Coss —
an old name for Algebra. [It. regola di cosa rule of thing, the unknown quantity being called the cosa, or the thing.]