Cox

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Cox

Type

free base

Denotation

helmsman in charge of a crew, boat steerer and coordinator

Etymology

clip of coxswain, from Middle English cokswain, from cok +‎ swayn; Old English coc, cocc and Old English sweġen; Old Norse sveinn

Evidence

cox, coxed, coxes, coxie, coxing, coxless

See Also

Cock