- a variation of coxswain.
cockswain
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And we will back the cockswain to any amount, though he was then only fifteen, and probably did not weigh more than five stone.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various
"Keep the boat broadside on," observed R—— to the cockswain.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.
After this, he was sent to Sydney, as one of the crew in the police-boat, of which he was soon made assistant cockswain.
From Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages by Anonymous
I jumped up, and running out of the tent, saw the cockswain standing like a nautical statue, motionless, gazing upwards, and with a stick grasped firmly in his hand.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.
The captain nodded at the cockswain, and the bowman shoved off.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Optic, Oliver
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