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kos

   [kohs]
noun, plural kos. (in India)
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
Also, coss.

Origin:
< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

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Kos

   [kos, kaws]
noun
one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 16,650; 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
Also, Cos.
Italian, Coo.

KO

   [n. key-oh, key-oh; v. key-oh] noun, plural KO's, verb, KO'd, KO'ing. Slang.
noun
1.
a knockout in boxing.
verb (used with object)
2.
to knock unconscious, especially in a boxing match; knock out.
Also, K.O., k.o., kayo.

Origin:
1920–25; initial letters of knock out
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kos (kəʊs)
 
—n , pl kos
Also called: coss an Indian unit of distance having different values in different localities. It is usually between 1 and 3 miles or 1 and 5 kilometres
 
[from Hindi kōs]

Kos or Cos1 (kɒs)
 
—n
an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)
 
Cos or Cos1
 
—n

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kos
measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Skt. krosah, lit. "a call, a shout;" thus, "distance within which a man's shout can be heard."
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KO definition

[ˈkeˈo]
and kayo
  1. n.
    a knockout. (The abbreviation is an initialism. Boxing.) : It was a quick KO, and Wilbur was the new champ.
  2. tv.
    to knock someone out. (See also KOed. Boxing.) : Wilbur planned to KO Wallace in the third round.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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