Meaning of COX
| Pronunciation: | | kâks, kâks
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- [n] the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew
- [n] either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
- [v] act as the coxswain, in a boat race
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| | Synonyms: | | coxswain, cyclooxygenase |
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| | See Also: | | be, Cox-1, Cox-2, cyclooxygenase-1, cyclooxygenase-2, enzyme, follow, helmsman, steerer, steersman | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cox\ (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. {Coax}.]
A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.]
Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. --Beau. & Fl.
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