cox

[ koks ]

noun
verb (used with object)
  1. to act as coxswain to (a boat).

Origin of cox

1
First recorded in 1865–70; short form

Words Nearby cox

Other definitions for Cox (2 of 2)

Cox
[ koks ]

noun
  1. James Middleton, 1870–1957, U.S. journalist and politician.

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How to use cox in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cox (1 of 2)

cox

/ (kɒks) /


noun
  1. a coxswain, esp of a racing eight or four

verb
  1. to act as coxswain of (a boat)

Derived forms of cox

  • coxless, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Cox (2 of 2)

Cox

/ (kɒks) /


noun
  1. David. 1783–1859, English landscape painter

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