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cox·swain
/
ˈkɒk
sən
,
-ˌsweɪn
/
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[
kok
-s
uh
n
,
-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 Middle English
cokeswayne.
See
cockboat
,
swain
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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
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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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