Definitions
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- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
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- noun nautical A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
- noun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
Etymologies
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Examples
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And now you want the bo's'n to jump him and throw him overboard.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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The boat - stretcher caught him fairly on the nose -- it was the bo's'n -- and the mutiny began.
CHAPTER X 2010
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You never got them in the fight in the longboat when the bo's'n carved you up.
CHAPTER XIII 2010
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Others of importance aboard were Carney, chief engineer; Tompkins, bo's'n;
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As bo's'n, it was not only his right but his duty to lay in with a rope's end occasionally.
The Black Buccaneer 1934
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He turned his eyes painfully to look and beheld the dark, bearded visage of George Dunkin, the bo's'n, who scowled angrily and kicked him in the ribs with a heavy toe.
The Black Buccaneer 1934
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The bo's'n, a grizzled veteran of many sea-fights, was kneeling beside his Captain with an ear to his side.
The Black Buccaneer 1934
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Since his lieutenancy aboard the prize-sloop, however, the bo's'n had necessarily ceased to be the executive of punishment, and when Monday, recognized on all the seas as whipping day, came around, there was a very secret hope in Jeremy's heart that the office would be forgotten.
The Black Buccaneer 1934
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And now you want the bo's'n to jump him and throw him overboard.
Chapter 6 1917
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You never got them in the fight in the longboat when the bo's'n carved you up.
Chapter 13 1917
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