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bosun boatswain

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bosun /ˈbəʊs(ə)n/ (also bo'sun)

▶noun variant spelling of boatswain.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
boatswain /ˈbəʊs(ə)n/ (also bo'sun or bosun)

▶noun a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew.

– origin OE bātswegen (see boat, swain).

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