coze

 [kohz]   Origin

coze

   [kohz] verb, cozed, coz·ing, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to converse in a friendly way; chat.
noun
2.
a friendly talk; a chat.

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Origin:
1820–30; < French causer to chat, Old French: to reason, expound < Latin causārī to plead a cause, plead as an excuse, derivative of causa cause
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coze
to chat, 1828, perhaps from Fr. causer.
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