Etymology

box and cox

Today it means: Occupying the same post or location in an alternating arrangement. Full definition →

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box and cox · verb1

From Box and Cox.

Box and Cox · proper noun, adverb2

From the characters of the 1847 farce Box and Cox by John Maddison Morton, in which an unscrupulous landlady rents a room to two men, one during the day and one at night.

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