See Also: bosun(dictionary)
bosun(dictionary)
Bosun - Sailing(gambling)
Bosun' s Chair - Sailing(gambling)
Bosun' s Locker - Sailing(gambling)

cobweb (iou) and bosun (oh)


cobweb (iou)



cobweb noun. Orig. copweb, coppeweb. ME.
[from COP noun2 + WEB noun.]
The fine network spun by a spider to catch its prey; the material of this; spec. (a) an old web covered with dirt and dust (usu. in pl.); (b) Zoology the type of web built by a cobweb spider. ME.
b. A single thread spun by a spider. M19.
Threads similar to the spider's, produced by insects etc. LME-E17.
fig. Anything of flimsy, frail, or unsubstantial texture. L16.
b. sing. & (usu.) in pl. Musty rubbish. L16.
blow away the cobwebs, clear away the cobwebs remove fustiness or lethargy.
c. A subtly woven snare; an entangling mesh. M17.
In full cobweb bird. The spotted flycatcher, which uses spiders' webs in constructing its nest. E18.
Comb.: cobweb bird: see sense 4 above; cobweb law arch. a law which can be broken by the rich or powerful; cobweb micrometer: with spider's threads instead of wires; cobweb spider any of various spiders of the family Theridiidae, which build tangled three-dimensional webs.
cobwebbed adjective covered or hung (as) with cobwebs E17.
cobwebbery noun a structure of cobweb, fig. (a) subtle entangling argument: M19.
cobwebby adjective cobwebbed; resembling cobwebs: M18.
cobweblike adjective resembling (that of) a cobweb or cobwebs, cobwebby M17.

bosun (oh)



an officer on a ship whose job is to organize the work and look after the equipment
-synonym boatswain boatswain