cockswain

[ kok-suh n; spelling pronunciation kok-sweyn ]

/ ˈkɒk sən; spelling pronunciation ˈkɒkˌsweɪn /

coxswain.

Words nearby cockswain

The cockswain of his pinnace, though hit twice, gallantly stuck to the wheel until the boat was out of gunfire.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
The cockswain shoved off the stern of the boat, the oars dropped into the water, and the men gave way.

Across India |Oliver Optic
Let us slacken sail, my dears, as we have brought no cockswain.

Springhaven |R. D. Blackmore
The truth, together with its portentous consequences, now began to glare across the faculties of the cockswain.

The Pilot |J. Fenimore Cooper

They pulled with all their might; and Lanark, the cockswain, steered her for the siamang.

Four Young Explorers |Oliver Optic

cockswain

/ (ˈkɒksən, -ˌsweɪn) /

a variant spelling of coxswain