cox Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
    cyclooxygenase.
  2. noun the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
    coxswain.
  3. verb act as the coxswain, in a boat race

WordNet

Cox noun
Etymology
OE. cokes. Cf. Coax.
Definitions
  1. A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. Obs.
    Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1913