Cox

noun

an English eating apple of a variety with a red-tinged green skin.

mid 19th century: named after R. Cox (died 1845), the English amateur fruit grower who first grew it (1825).

noun

a coxswain, especially of a racing boat.

1. act as a coxswain for (a racing boat or crew).

   the winning eight was coxed by a woman

mid 19th century: abbreviation.

noun

the enzyme cyclooxygenase, which is required for the formation of prostaglandins and is blocked by painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen.