cockswain

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"Blaze away, your Honours," shouted the cockswain, and mounting to the top of the rock, endeavoured with an oar, which he handled like a flail, to knock down every gull that came within reach.

From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.

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

Rudd had rather dim notions of some of the games, so that Eric was established both as center rush of the football team and the cockswain in the crew.

From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert

"Why, the place is as silent as a grave-yard," muttered the old cockswain of the cutter.

From The Portland Sketch Book by Various

Accordingly, the boats were got out, and part of the cargo at once transferred to them, and conveyed to the shore, I acting as cockswain on the occasion.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852 by Chambers, William