Cox-1

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cox \Cox\ (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. {Coax}.]
     A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.]
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           Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. --Beau. & Fl.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cox
       n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production of
            prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn: {cyclooxygenase}]
       2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: {coxswain}]
       v : act as the coxswain, in a boat race