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Bo'sun

noun
1.
A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.  Synonyms: bo's'n, boatswain, bos'n, bosun.





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"Bo'sun" Quotes from Famous Books



... father's employ and then goes on the water wagon and marries her as a tribute to her virtue; and from stories in which the members of a yachting party are wrecked on a desert island in the South Pacific, and the niece of the owner of the yacht falls in love with the bo'sun; and from manuscripts accompanied by documents certifying that the incidents and people described are real, though cleverly disguised; and from authors who send in saucy notes when their offerings are returned with insincere thanks; and from lady authors ...
— A Book of Burlesques • H. L. Mencken


Words linked to "Bo'sun" :   seafarer, mariner, gob, jack, Jack-tar, tar, bos'n, sea dog, seaman, old salt


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