coss
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An old measure of distance used in India that varied by place
- noun
- Archaic
:
cosa
- In ancient maps, the distance between two villages was often measured in coss.
Examples
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Historically, merchants calculated their trade routes in coss to determine distances.
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The local villagers would refer to the length of the well as a few coss from their home.
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Roxane Coss, lyric soprano, was the only reason Mr. Hosokawa had come to this country.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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9.9
A traditional Indian measure of distance about one and a half to three kilometres
is a regional historical measure that varies between localities and across South Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word coss comes from India and from the old Hindi or Persian word kos, which meant a measure of distance and was like a local 'mile'. So a coss was the old unit people used on maps and in travel, though exactly how long it was could change by region.