coxswains
noun
Meaning
- In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
- The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
- A rank or position.
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