- cock|swain
- cock|swain «KOK suhn, -SWAYN», noun.= coxswain. (Cf. ↑coxswain)
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cox|swain — «KOK suhn, SWAYN», noun, verb. –n. 1. a person who steers a rowboat, racing shell, or other small boat. He often gives certain directions to the crew. 2. a person who usually steers and is in charge of a small boat and its crew. –v.t. = cox. (Cf … Useful english dictionary
cockswain — cock•swain [[t]ˈkɒk sən[/t]] spelling pron. [[t]ˈkɒkˌsweɪn[/t]] n. navig. coxswain … From formal English to slang
Cockswain — Cock swain (?, colloq. ?), n. [Cock a boat + swain; hence, the master of a boat.] The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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coxswain — [15] A coxswain was originally a servant, or swain, whose job was to steer a ship’s boat, or cock (cock comes from Old French coque, which was probably a descendant via late Latin caudica ‘canoe’ of Latin caudex ‘tree trunk’, and swain is a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
coxswain — [15] A coxswain was originally a servant, or swain, whose job was to steer a ship’s boat, or cock (cock comes from Old French coque, which was probably a descendant via late Latin caudica ‘canoe’ of Latin caudex ‘tree trunk’, and swain is a… … Word origins
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coxswain — cox|swain [ˈkɔksən, sweın US ˈka:k ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: cock small boat (14 18 centuries) (from Old French coque) + swain boy, servant (13 17 centuries) ( SWAIN)] a cox … Dictionary of contemporary English
