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coax

UK/ˈkəʊæks/ US/koʊæks/ uncommon obsolete
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

  • “He palavered her into going along”
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noun

1.

a transmission line for high-frequency signals

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Origin

Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (“male bird, pert boy”). The modern spelling is from 1706.

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