cox
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kɒks//
- United States//kɑks//
A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
noun
- 1
A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
A particularly nervous boy was appointed cox, and the steering principle explained to him by Joskins. Joskins himself took stroke. He told the others that it was simple enough; all they had to do was to follow him.
Etymology
Clipping of coxswain.
verb
- 1
To act as coxswain for.
The physicist Stephen Hawking used to cox for a college rowing team.
I coxed the lightweight 4+ yesterday.
Forms
- plural
- coxes
- past tense
- coxed
- past participle
- coxed
- present participle
- coxing
- third person singular
- coxes
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