Associations to the word «Boatswain»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
BOATSWAIN, noun. (nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
BOATSWAIN, noun. (nautical) The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
BOATSWAIN, noun. A kind of gull, the jaeger.
BOATSWAIN, noun. The tropicbird.
Dictionary definition
BOATSWAIN, noun. A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
Wise words
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Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
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