"cosher" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: coshers [present, singular, third-person], coshering [participle, present], coshered [participle, past], coshered [past]
Rhymes: -ɒʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From Irish cuid oíche (“night's supper”) or cóisir (“banquet; festive party”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|cuid oíche||night's supper}} Irish cuid oíche (“night's supper”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cosher (third-person singular simple present coshers, present participle coshering, simple past and past participle coshered)
  1. To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.
    Sense id: en-cosher-en-verb-iT4Bm1UY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 14 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 71 17 12
  2. To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on. Translations (To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on): глезя (glezja) (Bulgarian), коткам (kotkam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-cosher-en-verb-~6Xbecov Disambiguation of 'To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on': 1 99 0
  3. To chat in a friendly way.
    Sense id: en-cosher-en-verb-Bv6Hkit8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cosherer, coshery

Inflected forms

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