(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:34:26

Cock"swain (?, colloq. ?), n. [Cock a boat + swain; hence, the master of a boat.]

The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.

 

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