boatsman
Americannoun
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boatsmen
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Woe to the boatsman who passed the rock at the close of day!
From Legends of the Rhine by Wilhelm Ruland
Currents of fragrance, from the orange tree, And sward of violets, breathing to and fro, Mingle, and wandering out upon the sea, Refresh the idle boatsman where they blow.
From Poems by William Cullen Bryant
Unfortunately the father chose to add an exordium for the benefit of the astonished boatsman still lying on his oars.
From The Bell-Ringer of Angel's by Bret Harte
Under this was his dining-table, near a very handsome buffet, both made by Grelet of the false ebony, for he was a good carpenter as he was a crack boatsman, farmer, cowboy, and hunter.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien
"Frieda certainly must be skillful as a boatsman," remarked Miss Phillips, "to be able to come that far."
From The Girl Scouts' Good Turn by Edith Lavell
Arriving at Aspinwall, the point of debarkation, on the Atlantic side, boats and boatsmen were engaged to transport passengers and baggage up the "Chagress," a small and shallow river.
From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Booker T. Washington
John went off on his errand the moment he was out of sight of the boatsmen, and Maggot walked smartly to his cottage.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
I was behind the barrier of the boatsmen, but once in the throes of the fight a slimy arm passed between two of them and wound itself around my leg.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien
In a few minutes Maggot and his son went out and hastened to the old shaft, where they found the boatsmen still hard at work with pick and shovel clearing away the rubbish.
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
The boat being ready, all three seated themselves upon a pile of leaves in the stern, and the vigorous strokes of the boatsmen soon carried the frail bark a long way from the shore.
From Ticket No. "9672" by Laura E. Kendall
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