Cox
noun
A person who is in charge of the steering and speed of a rowing boat.
Jake was the cox of our rowing team.
Often appears as...
- cox a boat
- cox the team
noun
Short for Cox's orange pippin, a type of apple.
I bought a bag of juicy Cox's from the market.
Often appears as...
- cox's apple
- cox's orange pippin
verb
To act as a coxswain, in charge of a boat and its crew.
She coxed the rowing team to victory.
Often appears as...
- cox a boat
- cox a crew
noun
A person who is in charge of the steering and speed of a rowing boat.
Jake was the cox of our rowing team.
Often appears as...
- cox a boat
- cox the team
noun
Short for Cox's orange pippin, a type of apple.
I bought a bag of juicy Cox's from the market.
Often appears as...
- cox's apple
- cox's orange pippin
verb
To act as a coxswain, in charge of a boat and its crew.
She coxed the rowing team to victory.
Often appears as...
- cox a boat
- cox a crew
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Rowing Context
The word 'cox' is mostly used in the context of rowing and nautical activities.
Our team practiced daily with the cox guiding our strokes.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Role
'Cox' implies a leadership role within a boat, providing commands and motivation.
As the cox, Lara kept morale high and directed our pace.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Rower
A 'cox' doesn't row but focuses on strategy and navigation.
Even though he didn't row, our cox was crucial to our success.
Pro Tip 1/3Rowing Context
The word 'cox' is mostly used in the context of rowing and nautical activities.
Our team practiced daily with the cox guiding our strokes.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Role
'Cox' implies a leadership role within a boat, providing commands and motivation.
As the cox, Lara kept morale high and directed our pace.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Rower
A 'cox' doesn't row but focuses on strategy and navigation.
Even though he didn't row, our cox was crucial to our success.
Pro Tip 1/3Rowing Context
The word 'cox' is mostly used in the context of rowing and nautical activities.
Our team practiced daily with the cox guiding our strokes.
Pro Tip 2/3Leadership Role
'Cox' implies a leadership role within a boat, providing commands and motivation.
As the cox, Lara kept morale high and directed our pace.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Rower
A 'cox' doesn't row but focuses on strategy and navigation.
Even though he didn't row, our cox was crucial to our success.
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organizing when i was at a young age and i learned a lot from them and uh i just continued on that path i always had a passion for it um and i'm studying um to get my phd in political science now with the focus on women in politics specifically and that's how i ended up at cox i'm really happy to be there doing the work that i do
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Recruiting Women for...
organizing when i was at a young age and i learned a lot from them and uh i just continued on that path i always had a passion for it um and i'm studying um to get my phd in political science now with the focus on women in politics specifically and that's how i ended up at cox i'm really happy to be there doing the work that i do
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John C. McGinley
American Actor
I got the pilot for 'Scrubs' sent to me, and in the margin for Dr. Cox, it said 'a John McGinley type.' So when I went in to audition, I said to Billy Lawrence, who's a dear friend of mine, I said, 'Well, I'm John McGinley.
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John C. McGinley
American Actor
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma.
Quote examples
John C. McGinley
American Actor
I got the pilot for 'Scrubs' sent to me, and in the margin for Dr. Cox, it said 'a John McGinley type.' So when I went in to audition, I said to Billy Lawrence, who's a dear friend of mine, I said, 'Well, I'm John McGinley.
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John C. McGinley
American Actor
Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma.
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