cockswain

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There is also an anecdote recollected by Admiral Lutwidge, which marked the filial attention of his gallant cockswain.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

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

But a Yankee sailor is a hard man to kill—in three weeks cockswain James was at his post again.

From Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 by Barnes, James

Bargate, the old man-of-war's-man, was the cockswain, and his lordship gave the word to him to give way.

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

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