cockswain

[ kok-suhn; spelling pronunciation kok-sweyn ]

noun

1. a less common variant of coxswain.

cockswain

/ ˈkɒksən; -ˌsweɪn /

noun

1. See coxswain
   a variant spelling of coxswain

Example Sentences

The cockswain had made his arrangements for the combat, with much more method and philosophy than any other man in the vessel.

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The truth, together with its portentous consequences, now began to glare across the faculties of the cockswain.

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At length, the cockswain found a pair of handsomely mounted pistols, a sort of weapon with which he seemed quite familiar.

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But it would seem the wary cockswain had a motive for this apparently inconsiderate desperation.

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At this moment of appalling apprehension, the cockswain exhibited the calmest resignation.

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