[f. prec. vb.: see also COKES.]
1. colloq. One who coaxes.
1863. ‘Ouida,’ Held in Bondage (1870), 6. He was gentle enough to a coax.
2. A coaxing speech or appeal. nonce-use.
1829. Marryat, F. Mildmay, i. (D.). He held out by turns coaxes and threats.
