bo's'n
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A tremendous wave passed over the intrepid bo's'n and the two pontoons.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is elevated to the rank of bo’s’n, and the three other sailors that came home in the Vulcan are here too.
From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Stables, Gordon
To get him into the slings might have perplexed Hercules himself, but nothing could appal the bo’s’n.
From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Bill Yawl at your service, an old man-o’-war’s man, able-bodied seaman, bo’s’n, and ship’s carpenter, anything you like sir.
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by Westall, William
Pass the word to the bo’s’n to look out.
From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.
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