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Cossack (iou)



Cossack noun & adjective. L16.
[Russian kazak (whence French Cosaque) from Turkic = vagabond, nomad, adventurer; later infl. by French Cf. KAZAKH.]
A. noun.
A member of a people living in southern and SW Russia, noted as horsemen from early times and formerly serving as border guards for Poland and pre-Communist Russia. L16.
A high boot. E19.
In pl. Baggy trousers pleated into a waistband. E19.
A police officer, esp. a member of a strikebreaking force. slang. M19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being a Cossack or Cossacks. E19.
Cossack boot = sense A.2 above. Cossack hat a brimless hat widening towards the top. Cossack post Hist. an outpost of a few mounted men under a non-commissioned officer or senior soldier. Cossack trousers = sense A.3 above.