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coxswain
[ kok-suhn ]
/ ˈkɒk sən /
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noun
a person who steers a racing shell.
a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, under an officer, and who steers it.
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Sometimes cock·swain .
Origin of coxswain
how to pronounce coxswain
The spelling pronunciation [kok-sweyn] /ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/ is almost never used.
Words nearby coxswain
coxcomb, coxcombry, Coxey, coxsackievirus, Cox's Orange Pippin, coxswain, Coxwell chair, coy, coydog, coyly, coyote
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British Dictionary definitions for coxswain
coxswain
/ (ˈkɒksən, -ˌsweɪn) /
noun
the helmsman of a lifeboat, racing shell, etcAlso called: cockswain
Word Origin for coxswain
C15: from cock a ship's boat + swain
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