- a variation of coxswain.
cockswain
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"Yes, my Lord, you hit him," observed the cockswain, consolingly.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
There is also an anecdote recollected by Admiral Lutwidge, which marked the filial attention of his gallant cockswain.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Vincent acted as cockswain of the boat, while the Russian, as most of the officers and men 315 insisted upon calling him, was seated in the stern sheets with the third lieutenant.
From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman
The cockswain of his pinnace, though hit twice, gallantly stuck to the wheel until the boat was out of gunfire.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by James Edward Parrott
The boys instantly obeyed; but being closely pursued by the natives, the cockswain of the pinnace, to whom the charge of the boats was committed, fired a musket over their heads.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis
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