cockswain
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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
Note that the spelling "cockswain" is standard for this text.
From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman
"Cast off the after fall, Stoody!" said he sharply to the cockswain; and the order was promptly obeyed.
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Oliver Optic
When we got to the edge of the surf the cockswain hailed them, and after singing out who I was, he and his men threw me into the water.
From My Friend The Murderer by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
But as soon as the boat was refitted, they got George Macwha to go with them for cockswain; and under his instructions, they made rapid progress in rowing and sculling.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
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