transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkɔksweɪn ]
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. øøcoxswainship n. [ME f. cock (see COCKBOAT) + SWAIN: cf. BOATSWAIN]