- cockswain
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/kok"seuhn/; spelling pron. /kok"swayn'/, n.coxswain.
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Cockswain — Cock swain (?, colloq. ?), n. [Cock a boat + swain; hence, the master of a boat.] The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockswain — [käk′sən, käk′swān΄] n. COXSWAIN … English World dictionary
cockswain — variant of coxswain * * * /kok seuhn/; spelling pron. /kok swayn /, n. coxswain. * * * cockswain the earlier and etymological spelling of the word now commonly spelt coxswain n … Useful english dictionary
cockswain — adj. pretaining to steering a boat n. helmsman of a boat; petty officer who has the care of a boat and its crew … English contemporary dictionary
cockswain — cock•swain [[t]ˈkɒk sən[/t]] spelling pron. [[t]ˈkɒkˌsweɪn[/t]] n. navig. coxswain … From formal English to slang
cockswain — /ˈkɒksən/ (say koksuhn), / sweɪn/ (say swayn) noun → coxswain …
Coxswain — Cox swain (k?k sw?n, Colloq. k?k s n), n. See {Cockswain}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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