See Also: boatswain(medicine)
boatswain(dictionary)
boatswain(dictionary)
Boatswain - Sailing(gambling)

boatswain (iou)



boatswain noun. Also BOSUN.

A ship's petty officer or warrant officer who has charge of sails, rigging, etc., and is responsible for summoning men to duty. LOE.
The Arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus. L18.
Comb.: boatswain bird a tropic bird; boatswain's chair a wooden seat suspended from ropes for work on the side of a ship or building; boatswain's mate a boatswain's deputy or assistant.