BOATSWAIN


Meaning of BOATSWAIN in English

n. (also bo'sun, bosun, bo's'n) a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew. boatswain's chair a seat suspended from ropes for work on the side of a ship or building.

[ OE batswegen (as BOAT, SWAIN) ]

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