Box and Cox

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Box and Cox pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, often attributively) Two people who occupy the same post or location in an alternating arrangement.

Derived terms

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