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
The two were standing—according to the report of the bo’s’n, who witnessed the whole affair—“abaft the main shrouds squintin’ over the weather gangway.”
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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)
The bo’s’n volunteered with three men to descend the defile and reconnoitre.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
Then, more gently, “I don’t want to give it up, but you can see for yourself, bo’s’n, we can’t do it.”
From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.
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