[ 'kɒks(ə)n ]
■ noun the steersman of a boat.
↘the senior petty officer in a small ship or submarine in the Royal Navy.
Derivatives
~ship noun
Origin
ME: from obs. cock (see cockboat ) + swain .
[ 'kɒks(ə)n ]
■ noun the steersman of a boat.
↘the senior petty officer in a small ship or submarine in the Royal Navy.
Derivatives
~ship noun
Origin
ME: from obs. cock (see cockboat ) + swain .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004