COXSWAIN


Meaning of COXSWAIN in English

n. & v.

n. 1 a person who steers, esp. in a rowing-boat. 2 the senior petty officer in a small ship.

v. 1 intr. act as a coxswain. 2 tr. act as a coxswain of. coxswainship n.

[ ME f. cock (see COCKBOAT) + SWAIN: cf. BOATSWAIN ]

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