Look up: Boatswain

1. boatswain
   [n] - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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2. BOATSWAIN
   The officer or crew member responsible for deck and fishing gear,boats,rigging,cordage,etc. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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3. Boatswain
   Boat'swain noun [ Boat + swain .] 1. (Nautical) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties. 2. <...
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4. boatswain
   1. An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colours, anchors, cables, cordage, etc, of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties. ... 2. <zoology> The jager gull. The tropic bird. Boatswain's mate, an assistant of the boatswain. ... Origin: Boat + swain. ....
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5. boatswain
   bos`n noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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6. Boatswain
   • (n.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties. • (n.) The tropic bird. • (n.) The jager gull.
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7. Boatswain
   On board a ship, the boatswain (pronounced 'bo-san') was the warrant-officer in charge of the boats, sails, rigging, anchors, cordage, cables and colours. His office was also to summon the crew to their duty, to relieve the watch, etc. In the merchant navy service the boatswain was one of the crew who had charge of the rigging and oversaw the men.
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8. Boatswain
   A `boatswain` (, formerly and dialectically also ), `bo`s`n`, `bos`n`, or `bosun` is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The boatswain supervises the other unlicensed members of the ship`s deck department, and typically is not a work=Online Etymology Dictionary -->--> It ...
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