From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Kosher \Ko"sher\, a. [heb. kosh["e]r fit, proper.]
1. 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.
Syn: cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Hence: Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; as, it's
not kosher to do it that way. [colloq.]
[PJC]
3. Genuine. [colloq.]
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Kosher \Ko"sher\, n.
Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used
mostly in the phrase
{keep kosher}, v. i..
[PJC]
{keep kosher} To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher
food and handling it properly.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Kosher \Ko"sher\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Koshered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Koshering}.]
To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish
law, as meat.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kosher
adj 1: conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher
kitchen" [syn: {kosher}, {cosher}]
2: proper or legitimate
n 1: food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
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