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cox.

A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɒks/UK/kɑks/US
  1. A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of coxswain.

verb/kɒks/UK/kɑks/US
  1. To act as coxswain for.

    ambitransitive
    The physicist Stephen Hawking used to cox for a college rowing team.
    I coxed the lightweight 4+ yesterday.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of coxswain.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.