All 4 Uses of
coax
in
Gone with the Wind
- If she could only coax Rhett into marrying her, all would be perfect.†
Chpt 4.32
- Don't be mean, Rhett," she coaxed.†
Chpt 4.34coaxed = tried to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gently persuaded
- But I guess you kind of coaxed him.†
Chpt 4.39
- She could see so clearly now that he was only a childish fancy, no more important really than her spoiled desire for the aquamarine earbobs she had coaxed out of Gerald.†
Chpt 5.61 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(coax as in: coax her to join us) try to obtain a result through gentle and careful effort -- often gentle persuasion
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, coax is a short for coaxial cable (a type of electrical cable used to transmit data, the internet, video and voice communications). Coaxial cables have a conducting wire surrounded by an insulating layer surrounded by a shield. The insulating layer and shield surround a common axis--the conducting wire.
In classic literature, you may see coax used as a synonym for caress or fondle.