| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.[Websters]. | |
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Date "COCKSWAIN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1696. (references) |
| Note: Cockswain \Cock"swain\ (colloquial), noun. [Cock boat swain; hence, the master of boat.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: COCKSWAIN
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] An officer on board of a ship who has the care of the boat and the boats crew.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Literature | Cockswain or COXSWAIN [cox'n ]. The swain or servant of the cock or boat, together with its crew. (Anglo-Saxon, swan or swein, a youth or servant, and cock, a boat.) (See Cockboat). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] Alternative spelling of coxswain. (references) | ||
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