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boatswain, bosun, bo's'n a petty officer on a merchant ship or a warrant officer on a warship who is responsible for the maintenance of the ship and its equipment Boatswain Byron’s favorite dog. [Br. Hist.: Harvey, 239] See : Dogs How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A ship from the Orient, a brass camel, a kindly dwarf, a mysterious stranger, and the brutalized son of the ship's bosun all figure in the tale of twelve-year-old Mog Winter, orphan and printer's devil (apprentice), whose obsession with the visage of the escaped prisoner on a poster he prints leads him into all sorts of delightful trouble. The bosun, Rodolfo, is horrified to find himself ordered to prepare the primitive float knowing full well that the probability of its finding a welcoming shore in the churning sea miles from land is certainly dim. Variations of boatswain include bosun, bos'n, bo's'n or bo'sun. |
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