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Word: kosh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...Ambassador Romuald Spasowski about Tadeusz Kosciuszko, the Polish hero who fought in the Revolutionary War. Said Ike: "I always think of the quotation [on the Kosciuszko statue across the street from the White House]: 'And Freedom Shrieked As Kosciuszko Fell.' But I can never pronounce the name [kosh-tchoosh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Reflections of a Spirit | 5/25/1959 | See Source »

...There was a rush . . . our torches illuminated the interior of the car - the bewildered face of the General, the chauffeur's terrified eyes . . . [The] chauffeur was reaching for his automatic, so I hit him across the head with my kosh [blackjack] . . . and George . . . dumped him on the road. I jumped in behind the steering-wheel, and . . . saw Paddy and Manoli dragging the General out of the opposite door. The old man was struggling with fury . . . shouting every curse under the sun . . . [We bundled] him into the back seat [and he] kept imploring, 'Where is my hat? Where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: How to Kidnap a General | 9/4/1950 | See Source »

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