cockswain
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Watching for the favorable moment, he gave the order to the cockswain and bowman to lower away, with the aid of the oarsmen near them.
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
The boys instantly obeyed; but being closely pursued by the natives, the cockswain of the pinnace, to whom the charge of the boats was committed, fired a musket over their heads.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis
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
But a Yankee sailor is a hard man to kill—in three weeks cockswain James was at his post again.
From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by James Barnes
