A ship's officer in charge of equipment (in a sailing ship, esp. the sails, rigging, cables, etc.) and the work of the crew on deck. Cf. bosun, n.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > boatswain (12) boatswainOE A ship's officer in charge of equipment (in a sailing ship, esp. the sails, rigging, cables, etc.) and the work of the crew on deck. Cf. bosun, n. boatsman1513 = boatswain, n. 1. Obsolete. bosun1592 = boatswain, n. 1. tindal1698 A native petty officer of lascars, on board ship, or in the ordnance department; also the foreman of a gang of labourers on public works (Yule); a… contre-master1726 A boatswain. serang1799 A native boatswain or captain of a Lascar crew. Pipes1818 The boatswain of a ship or boat. Cf. pipe, n.1 1d. Spithead nightingale1890 (see quots.). bose1912 = bosun, n. Subcategories:— boatswain's-mate (3) |
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