cox

pronunciation

How to pronounce cox in British English: UK [kɒks]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
  • Verb:
    act as the coxswain, in a boat race

Word Origin

Cox
surname, from early 16c., earlier Cocks (c. 1300), in many cases from cock (n.1), which apparently was used as a personal name in Old English, also as a familiar term for a boy, later used of apprentices, servants, etc. Perhaps in some cases for the sign of an inn. In some cases perhaps from cook (n.), or Welsh coch "red."

Example

1. Cox has worked at the campus cafe since october 2008 .
2. Facebook declined to make mr. cox available for this article .
3. Mr cox confesses to being an old-school keynesian .
4. Mr cox 's leadership has been instrumental .
5. Brian cox : the acceptable face of the new fun science .

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