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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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ˈkɒk
sən
,
-ˌsweɪn
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n
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-sweyn
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–noun
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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