cockswain

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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

A working boat of two or four oars, with the coach for a cockswain, is used for this purpose.

From Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 by Various

The cockswain persuaded us that the seal was dead to a certainty; but that P—— had stowed such a locker of shot in its head, it was too heavy to float.

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

"Keep the boat broadside on," observed R—— to the cockswain.

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

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