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) (UK, often attributively) Two people who occupy the same post or location in an alternating arrangement. ==== Derived terms ==== box and cox (verb)