bo's'n

/ ˈbəʊsən /

noun

Dont desecrate the picture, bosn, he said; we will respect this mans religious scruples.

From their suspended bosn's chairs, Ned and old Tom watched the scene with some apprehensions.

"General battle practice to-day," cried a bosn's mate, as he hastened forward through the scrubbing stations the next morning.

Id never suspected the true reason of it all if it hadnt been for the bosn.

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