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.

Derivatives:

coxswainship n.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.