cockswain
Example Sentences
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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
Rowing the boat to the spot, the cockswain and his messmate used their whole strength to pull the animal on board, its dimensions not being contemptible.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
The spelling "cockswain" is standard for this text.
From Fighting for the Right by A. B. Shute
The captain nodded at the cockswain, and the bowman shoved off.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic
And we will back the cockswain to any amount, though he was then only fifteen, and probably did not weigh more than five stone.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various
