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coax

/ˈkəʊks/KOHKS
/ˈkoʊks/KOHKS

Meaninga tuft, a spider

Common meaning: persuade gently or patiently

Journey through time

  1. Welshcob‘a tuft, a spider’source
  2. Middle Englishcodsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa tuft, a spider → persuade gently or patientlycoax‘persuade gently or patiently’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Welsh cob ‘a tuft, a spider’.

Roots

  • cob Welsh “a tuft, a spider”

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