1) Bosun 2) Mariner
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1) Exclusively Saxon word 2) Exclusively Anglo word 3) Jack 4) Jack-tar 5) Mariner 6) Old salt 7) Sea dog 8) Seafarer 9) Seaman 10) Warrant officer 11) Warship warrant officer 12) What bosun is short for 13) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 14) Word of purely Anglo origin
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A boatswain (ən, formerly and dialectally also n), bo`s`n, bos`n, or bosun, is the senior crewman of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship`s hull. The boatswain supervises the other members of the ship`s deck department, and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews. Other duties vary d...
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ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance
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ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance
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• (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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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. (Zoology) (a) The jager gull.
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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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[
n] - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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[The Tempest] the ship's petty officer, in charge of the deck crew, the rigging, anchors, boats, and so on.
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[Treasure Island] a ship's warrant officer or petty officer in charge of the deck crew, anchors, boats, etc. (pronounced and often spelled bosun).
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bos`n noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
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(also bosn or bosun) A warrant officer or petty officer on a merchant ship who is in charge of the ships rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
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a warrant officer on a warship, or a petty officer on a merchant vessel, in charge of rigging, anchors, cables, etc.
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