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| cox·swain [ kóks'n, kók swàyn ] or cock·swain [ kóks'n, kók swàyn ] |
noun (plural cox·swains) (plural cock·swains) |
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1. rowing somebody in charge of rowing boat: the member of a rowing crew who faces forward, steers the boat, and directs the speed and rhythm of the rowers
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2. somebody in charge of ship's boat: somebody who oversees a ship's boat and its crew, and who usually steers it
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle cox·swained, present participle cox·swain·ing, 3rd person present singular cox·swains) (past and past participle cock·swained, present participle cock·swain·ing, 3rd person present singular cock·swains) |
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be coxswain: to be the coxswain of a boat
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| [14th century. <cock "ship's boat" + swain] |
