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coxswain
/ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/
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What does coxswain mean?
noun
- In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
- A rank or position.
More meanings (2)
verb
- To act as coxswain for.
noun
- (archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/
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The coxswain said some words in his outlandish tongue, doubtless warning the men to keep on their guard.
I stationed my coxswain, Parker, at the cabin companion way with orders to allow no one to pass.
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The bow-man had charge of the boat-hook and painter, and the coxswain of the rudder, yoke, and stern-sheets.
And the coxswain, Israel Hands, was a careful, wily, old, experienced seaman who could be trusted at a pinch with almost anything.
This, however, did not deter him from soliciting to be received, and, by his uncle's interest, he was admitted as coxswain under Captain Lutwidge, second in command.