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 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
"The pilot says, my Lord, that she is so, and looking for her husband," the cockswain answered.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
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
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 William A. Ross
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