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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coxswain /ˈkɒks(ə)n/

▶noun the steersman of a boat.

■ the senior petty officer in a small ship or submarine in the Royal Navy.

– derivatives
coxswainship noun.

– origin ME: from obs. cock (see cockboat) + swain.

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