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coxswain

[kok-suhn, -sweyn] Origin

cox·swain

[kok-suhn, -sweyn]
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.


Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English cokeswayne. See cockboat, swain
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Coxswain is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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coxswain (ˈkɒksən, -ˌsweɪn)
 
n
Also called: cockswain the helmsman of a lifeboat, racing shell, etc
 
[C15: from cock a ship's boat + swain]

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coxswain
1327, from cock "ship's boat" (from O.Fr. coque "canoe") + swain "boy," from O.N. sveinn "boy, servant."
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