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cox

1

[ koks ]

noun



verb (used with object)

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

Cox

2

[ koks ]

noun

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

Cox

1

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. CoxDavid17831859MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter David. 1783–1859, English landscape painter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cox

2

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. a coxswain, esp of a racing eight or four
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as coxswain of (a boat)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdz, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cox1

First recorded in 1865–70; short form
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It was not just individuals who stood out, with GB’s golden Sunday including mixed double sculls, mixed coxed four, mixed team sprint and mixed freestyle triumphs.

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Great Britain’s PR3 mixed coxed four crew continued the golden run.

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His record may have been surpassed by a boy, thought to be seven or eight, who coxed a Dutch boat in Paris in 1900, but his identity remains unknown.

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Cambridge, who won both male and female races, was also warned against throwing the cox into the water as is tradition.

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It's a year that has pushed coxswain Kennedy - a Paralympic champion in the mixed coxed four - harder than any race.

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