Толковый словарь английского языка - coxswain
Coxswain
coxswain
I. noun Etymology: Middle English cokswayne, from cok cockboat (a small boat) + swain servant Date: 15th century a sailor who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew and who usually steers, a steersman of a racing shell who usually directs the rowers, II. verb Date: 1928 transitive verb to direct as ~, intransitive verb to act as ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a person who steers, esp. in a rowing-boat. 2 the senior petty officer in a small ship. --v. 1 intr. act as a coxswain. 2 tr. act as a coxswain of. Derivatives coxswainship n. Etymology: ME f. cock (see COCKBOAT) + SWAIN: cf. BOATSWAIN ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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