cox

¹

[ koks ]

noun

1. coxswain.

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

/ kɒks /

noun

1. CoxDavid17831859MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter David. 1783–1859, English landscape painter

cox

²

/ kɒks /

noun

1. a coxswain, esp of a racing eight or four

verb

1. to act as coxswain of (a boat)

Derived Forms

• ˈcoxless, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cox¹

First recorded in 1865–70; short form

Example Sentences

Adkins builds on a line of cases involving women like Kate Cox, a Texas woman who traveled out of state to seek an abortion after receiving a diagnosis of trisomy 18, a fetal condition that is usually fatal; and Amanda Zurawski, also from Texas, who suffered the preterm rupture of membranes, a condition that led to a severe infection that almost killed her.

From Slate

Cox’s and Zurawski’s cases failed in the Texas Supreme Court, and there is reason to think Adkins and the other plaintiffs will meet a similar fate.

From Slate

Carl Pope, the club’s longtime executive director, was present, as was Robert Cox, the club’s former president, who still served on the board.

From Salon

Throughout his campaign, Cox told me, Zuckerman had downplayed his anti-immigration views, and he had succeeded in quieting his opponents.

From Salon

But once Zuckerman was sworn in, Cox said, he began pressing the immigration question again.

From Salon