Noun

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Cosh

/kษ’สƒ/
Noun
British term for weapon (club/blackjack) or hit with weapon.
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Cornflour

/หˆkษ”หnflaสŠษ™/
Noun
British term for cornstarch (thickening agent).
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Corner shop

/หˆkษ”หnษ™ สƒษ’p/
Noun
British small local shop, often family-run.
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Cordial

/หˆkษ”หdiษ™l/
Noun
British term for concentrated fruit syrup diluted with water, from Latin 'cordialis' (of the heart).
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Copse

/kษ’ps/
Noun
British term for small woodland.
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Constable

/หˆkสŒnstษ™bl/
Noun
British police officer rank.
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Conkers

/หˆkษ’ล‹kษ™z/
Noun
See earlier entry.
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Comprehensive school

/หŒkษ’mprษชหŒhensษชv หˆskuหl/
Noun
British non-selective state secondary schools.
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Community service

/kษ™หŒmjuหnษ™ti หˆsษœหvษชs/
Noun
British sentencing alternative (unpaid work).
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Common law

/หŒkษ’mษ™n หˆlษ”ห/
Noun
British (and American) legal tradition based on precedent.
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