cockswain

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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 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

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 Shute, A. B.

The cockswain persuaded us that the seal was dead to a certainty; but that P—— had stowed such a locker of shot in its head, it was too heavy to float.

From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.

"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.

"Takin' our measure," observed Bill Roberts, cockswain of the Captain's gig, turning to Tom Grattan, the thickset, black-headed captain of the maintop.

From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James