- a variation of coxswain.
cockswain
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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 A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Keep your weather eye up, your Honour," exclaimed the cockswain from his commanding point to P——, who had not seen the advancing ducks; "keep your weather eye up.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
"Keep the boat broadside on," observed R—— to the cockswain.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
The captain nodded at the cockswain, and the bowman shoved off.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic
The cockswain kept his eye on the rock, and, every now and then, hinted to me the course I should steer; for I had taken the tiller.
From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by William A. Ross
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