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adjective

Kosher adj.

Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to tref. For food to be officially kosher, it must be certified fit to eat by a Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; as, kosher food. Hence, Designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used; as, a kosher restaurant.

Synonyms: cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned.

Hence: Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; as, it's not kosher to do it that way. (colloq.)

Genuine. (colloq.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Kosher" Quotes from Famous Books

... ends. It is significant that on the same day on which the Kahal ukase was made public was also issued the new "Regulation Concerning the Basket Tax." [1] The revenue from this tax which had for a long time been imposed upon Kosher meat was originally placed at the free disposal of the Kahals, though subject, since 1839, to the combined control of the administration and municipality. According to the new enactment, the proceeds from ...

— History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II • S.M. Dubnow

... following: an Ohio statute forbidding the sale in that State of condensed milk unless made from unadulterated milk;[905] a New York statute penalizing the sale with intent to defraud of preparations falsely represented to be Kosher;[906] a New York statute requiring that cattle shall not be imported for dairy or breeding purposes unless accompanied by the certificate of a proper sanitary official in the State of origin, in order to prevent the spread of an infectious ...

— The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation • Edward Corwin

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