cox

The definition of cox, short for coxswain, means the person in charge of a boat or its crew.

(noun)

An example of a cox is the person directing rowers in a racing boat.

To cox is defined as to act as a coxswain at the helm of a racing boat crew.

(verb)

An example of cox is to direct rowers in a racing boat.

See cox in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. coxes

coxswain (sense )

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to be a coxswain for (a boat or crew, esp. a racing shell or its crew)

See cox in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A coxswain.

intr. & tr.v. coxed, cox·ing, cox·es

To act as coxswain or serve as coxswain for.

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