"box and cox" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: boxes and coxes [present, singular, third-person], boxing and coxing [participle, present], boxed and coxed [participle, past], boxed and coxed [past]
Etymology: From Box and Cox. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Box and Cox}} Box and Cox Head templates: {{en-verb|box<> and cox<>}} box and cox (third-person singular simple present boxes and coxes, present participle boxing and coxing, simple past and past participle boxed and coxed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, UK) To alternate with each other, often in the same post or location. Tags: UK, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-box_and_cox-en-verb-2K1CG5tZ Categories (other): British English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 77 23
  2. (transitive, intransitive, UK) To alternate between two people. Tags: UK, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-box_and_cox-en-verb-kXXBgMT- Categories (other): British English, English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: box-and-cox, Box-and-Cox

Inflected forms

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