cockswain

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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 Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The crew of nine were all dressed in their white uniforms, and sat with their oars tossed, except the cockswain, who stood bolt upright abaft the back-board.

From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver

"Why, the place is as silent as a grave-yard," muttered the old cockswain of the cutter.

From The Portland Sketch Book by Various

I jumped up, and running out of the tent, saw the cockswain standing like a nautical statue, motionless, gazing upwards, and with a stick grasped firmly in his hand.

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

Rudd had rather dim notions of some of the games, so that Eric was established both as center rush of the football team and the cockswain in the crew.

From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert