- a variation of coxswain.
cockswain
Americannoun
noun
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They pulled with all their might; and Lanark, the cockswain, steered her for the siamang.
From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by A. B. Shute
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
"Cast off the after fall, Stoody!" said he sharply to the cockswain; and the order was promptly obeyed.
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Oliver Optic
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
When we got to the edge of the surf the cockswain hailed them, and after singing out who I was, he and his men threw me into the water.
From My Friend The Murderer by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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