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boatswain
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Boatswain
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boat·swain
/
ˈboʊ
sən;
spelling pronunciation
ˈboʊtˌsweɪn
/
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[
boh
-s
uh
n;
spelling pronunciation
boht
-sweyn
]
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noun
a
warrant
officer on a warship, or a petty officer on a merchant vessel, in charge of rigging, anchors, cables, etc.
Also,
bo's'n
,
bosun
.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
bote-swayn.
See
boat
,
swain
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boatswain
,
bosun
or
bo's'n
(ˈbəʊs
ə
n)
—
n
a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment
[Old English
bātswegen
; see
boat
,
swain
]
bosun
,
bosun
or
bo's'n
—
n
[Old English
bātswegen
; see
boat
,
swain
]
bo's'n
,
bosun
or
bo's'n
—
n
[Old English
bātswegen
; see
boat
,
swain
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
boatswain
mid-15c., from late O.E. batswegen, from bat "boat" + O.N. sveinn "boy" (see
swain
). Phonetic spelling bo'sun is attested from 1868.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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boatswain
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value.
The
boatswain
's chair is used only for transporting employees.
The
boatswain
and a mate trained a fire hose on the plate, and the mud came
down in curtains.
The tie-off type support would have to meet the requirements of a
boatswain
's
chair or other single point adjustable scaffold.
He got into the
boatswain
's chair at the edge of the pit.
The captain and the mate have been lost in the gale and the
boatswain
therefore heads the crew.
Where these exceptions apply, the employee may be hoisted in either a personnel platform or a
boatswain
's chair.
Boatswain
means the leading seaman and immediate supervisor of deck crew who supervises the maintenance of deck gear.
The seamanship at fault: but this expression may be glossed by supposing the
boatswain
to have sounded that call on his whistle.
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