COXSWAIN


Meaning of COXSWAIN in English

/kok"seuhn, -swayn'/ , n.

1. the steersman of a racing shell.

2. a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, under an officer, and who steers it.

Also, cockswain .

[ 1425-75; late ME cokeswayne. See COCKBOAT, SWAIN ]

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