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coxing

coxing is the present participle and gerund of cox.

Meaning of cox

Verb

cox (third-person singular simple present coxes, present participle coxing, simple past and past participle coxed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as coxswain for.
    • The physicist Stephen Hawking used to cox for a college rowing team.

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Phrases with coxing

Questions about coxing

What is coxing the present participle and gerund of?
Coxing is the present participle and gerund of cox.

Words near coxing in the dictionary

  1. coxier
  2. coxies
  3. coxiest
  4. coximetry
  5. coxiness
  6. coxing
  7. coxinha
  8. coxinhas
  9. coxite
  10. coxites
  11. coxitic

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