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
To get him into the slings might have perplexed Hercules himself, but nothing could appal the bo’s’n.
From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Jump up, Mr Raystoke, and signal the bo’s’n to come on.
From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.
"Daggs, who made you bo's'n of this sloop?"
From The Black Buccaneer by Meader, Stephen W. (Stephen Warren)
The two were standing—according to the report of the bo’s’n, who witnessed the whole affair—“abaft the main shrouds squintin’ over the weather gangway.”
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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