noun
(in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
• Syn: ↑coss
• Hypernyms: ↑linear unit, ↑linear measure
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/kohs/, n., pl. kos. (in India)
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 mi. (1.6 to 4.8 km).
Also, coss.
[ < Hindi \<\< Skt krosa]
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kos «kohs», noun.
an Indian unit of linear measure, varying from 1½ miles to 3 miles. Also, coss.
╂[< Hindi kōs < Sanskrit krosa]
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kos, kossvar. coss n.2, a measure of 2 miles.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.