- a variation of coxswain.
cockswain
Example Sentences
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"Put your helm to starboard, your Honour," said the cockswain to me in a quiet voice, "and bring her head right round."
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.
You see that cockswain," pointing to one of the most active of the petty officers; "we have not a better man on board the Victory and the message which put me out was this.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
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 Kippis, Andrew
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
Note that the spelling "cockswain" is standard for this text.
From Stand By The Union by Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse)
