cox

/kɑks/
nounverb

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

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Noun 1 meaning

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

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To act as coxswain for.

    “The physicist Stephen Hawking used to cox for a college rowing team.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Clipping of coxswain.

COX at a glance

COX has 3 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + X 8) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,664 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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