Box and Coxn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌbɒks (ə)n(d) ˈkɒks/, U.S.

/ˌbɑks (ə)n ˈkɑks/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Box and Cox.

Etymology: < Box and Cox, the name of a farce written by J. M. Morton (1811–91) in 1847, in which two characters, John Box and James Cox, occupy the same apartment (the one by day and the other by night), each unaware of the other tenant.

British.

A. n.

A situation or arrangement in which two or more people take turns in occupying the same space or position, sustaining a part in some activity, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > alternation > [noun] > instance of

alternation1633

vicissitude1648

or something1814

Box and Cox1867

1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Apr. 252/1 We shall have a charming game of Box and Cox with the two buckets in a well—Mr Darcy with his drawing-lesson one day; Mr Harris picking ferns the next; and neither shall imagine that we ever catch a glimpse of the other.

1878 Truth 4 Apr. 422/1 This new arrangement of ‘Box and Cox’ is carried out very comfortably, each partner having the house for half-a-year.

1927 C. E. Raven Creator Spirit iii. 78 Representing mind and body as playing a perpetual game of Box and Cox.

1975 R. Gittings Young T. Hardy xiii. 144 To judge by dates, Hardy was playing an extraordinary and evasive game of Box-and-Cox with Tryphena.

B. adj. (in attributive use).

Designating a situation or arrangement in which two or more people take turns in occupying the same space or position, etc.

ΚΠ

1873 R. Hart Let. 28 Nov. in J. K. Fairbank et al. I. G. in Peking (1975) I. 134 I don't want to send any new orders there of a kind that might suggest a Box and Cox burlesque.

1881 Punch 3 Sept. 100/1 This sort of Box and Cox life in a cabin.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 579 There is an interesting ‘Box and Cox’ arrangement, for the bats occupy the cave by day and hunt at night, whereas it is the other way round with the sea-swifts.

2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 17 Nov. 55 He and Donald often lived a ‘box and cox’ lifestyle, where one would be getting up as the other was getting ready for bed.

C. adv.

In turns or shifts; alternately.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [adverb] > alternately

alternately1432

alternatim1619

Box and Cox1902

1902 League News (League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses) May 136 All the three nurses (night and day) shared the one small bedroom, sleeping ‘Box and Cox’.

1986 V. Wood Barmy (1987) 30 I've quite a nice dressing room, I have it Box and Cox with the late-night Vicar.

Phrases

to play Box and Cox: (of two or more people) to take turns in occupying the same space or position, etc.; also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1881 Liverpool Mercury 21 Mar. 5/6 They must play ‘Box and Cox’. When Mr. Laubouchere is at home in court, Mr. Bradlaugh must take care to be away.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 20 Nov. 2 This excellent arrangement could well come under threat if Chris Smith's..plans to make the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera and English National Opera play Box and Cox at Covent Garden and sell off the Coliseum ever come to pass.

2008 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Dec. 15 He couldn't have been more generous in giving me access to his life, his manuscripts, even his study: at one point, we played Box and Cox as I worked there in the afternoons and he in the mornings.

Derivatives

Box-and-ˈCoxwise adv. in turns or shifts; alternately.

ΚΠ

1959 Spectator 14 Aug. 180/2 The French Community..shares, Box-and-Coxwise, the Luxembourg Palace with the French Senate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	box and cox
释义	Box and Coxn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌbɒks (ə)n(d) ˈkɒks/, U.S. /ˌbɑks (ə)n ˈkɑks/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Box and Cox. Etymology: < Box and Cox, the name of a farce written by J. M. Morton (1811–91) in 1847, in which two characters, John Box and James Cox, occupy the same apartment (the one by day and the other by night), each unaware of the other tenant. British. A. n. A situation or arrangement in which two or more people take turns in occupying the same space or position, sustaining a part in some activity, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > alternation > [noun] > instance of alternation1633 vicissitude1648 or something1814 Box and Cox1867 1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Apr. 252/1 We shall have a charming game of Box and Cox with the two buckets in a well—Mr Darcy with his drawing-lesson one day; Mr Harris picking ferns the next; and neither shall imagine that we ever catch a glimpse of the other. 1878 Truth 4 Apr. 422/1 This new arrangement of ‘Box and Cox’ is carried out very comfortably, each partner having the house for half-a-year. 1927 C. E. Raven Creator Spirit iii. 78 Representing mind and body as playing a perpetual game of Box and Cox. 1975 R. Gittings Young T. Hardy xiii. 144 To judge by dates, Hardy was playing an extraordinary and evasive game of Box-and-Cox with Tryphena. B. adj. (in attributive use). Designating a situation or arrangement in which two or more people take turns in occupying the same space or position, etc. ΚΠ 1873 R. Hart Let. 28 Nov. in J. K. Fairbank et al. I. G. in Peking (1975) I. 134 I don't want to send any new orders there of a kind that might suggest a Box and Cox burlesque. 1881 Punch 3 Sept. 100/1 This sort of Box and Cox life in a cabin. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xx. 579 There is an interesting ‘Box and Cox’ arrangement, for the bats occupy the cave by day and hunt at night, whereas it is the other way round with the sea-swifts. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 17 Nov. 55 He and Donald often lived a ‘box and cox’ lifestyle, where one would be getting up as the other was getting ready for bed. C. adv. In turns or shifts; alternately. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [adverb] > alternately alternately1432 alternatim1619 Box and Cox1902 1902 League News (League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses) May 136 All the three nurses (night and day) shared the one small bedroom, sleeping ‘Box and Cox’. 1986 V. Wood Barmy (1987) 30 I've quite a nice dressing room, I have it Box and Cox with the late-night Vicar. Phrases to play Box and Cox: (of two or more people) to take turns in occupying the same space or position, etc.; also in extended use. ΚΠ 1881 Liverpool Mercury 21 Mar. 5/6 They must play ‘Box and Cox’. When Mr. Laubouchere is at home in court, Mr. Bradlaugh must take care to be away. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 20 Nov. 2 This excellent arrangement could well come under threat if Chris Smith's..plans to make the Royal Ballet, Royal Opera and English National Opera play Box and Cox at Covent Garden and sell off the Coliseum ever come to pass. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Dec. 15 He couldn't have been more generous in giving me access to his life, his manuscripts, even his study: at one point, we played Box and Cox as I worked there in the afternoons and he in the mornings. Derivatives Box-and-ˈCoxwise adv. in turns or shifts; alternately. ΚΠ 1959 Spectator 14 Aug. 180/2 The French Community..shares, Box-and-Coxwise, the Luxembourg Palace with the French Senate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.adv.1867
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