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cock⋅swain
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ˈkɒk
sən
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ˈkɒkˌsweɪn
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–noun
coxswain.
cox⋅swain
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-ˌsweɪn
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1.
the steersman of a racing shell.
2.
a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, under an officer, and who steers it.
Also,
cockswain.
Origin:
1425–75;
late ME
cokeswayne.
See
cockboat
,
swain
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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coxswain
1327, from
cock
"ship's boat" (from O.Fr.
coque
"canoe") +
swain
"boy," from O.N.
sveinn
"boy, servant."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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