cos

noun

1. (UK)Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
2. (alt-of, alternative, informal)Alternative form of coz, cousin.
3. (form-of, plural)plural of co
4. (alt-of, alternative)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.”

conj

1. (Ireland, South-Africa, UK, alt-of, informal)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

1. (nonstandard)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 […]”

   “Co absents coself from the Community for more than three weeks beyond the point of having made satisfactory arrangements with the Community with regard to cos absence.”

name

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of Kos, an island of the Aegean, Greece.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Chamber of Secrets.