cox

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. -...

Origin

Clipping of coxswain.

Forms

coxes

Derived

box and cox cox box coxie coxless

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

coxes coxing coxed

Derived

coxed