bo's'n
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A tremendous wave passed over the intrepid bo's'n and the two pontoons.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let the bo’s’n guard the entry here; I must go with you to act as guide.”
From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.
Pass the word to the bo’s’n to look out.
From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.
As I said afore, Tom was second mate, an' I was bo's'n.
From The Magic Egg and Other Stories by Stockton, Frank Richard
Then, more gently, “I don’t want to give it up, but you can see for yourself, bo’s’n, we can’t do it.”
From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.
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