- coxswain cox·swain n
- ['kɒksən]
nocchiere m
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coxswain cox·swain n
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Coxswain — Cox swain (k?k sw?n, Colloq. k?k s n), n. See {Cockswain}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coxswain — cox|swain [ˈkɔksən, sweın US ˈka:k ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: cock small boat (14 18 centuries) (from Old French coque) + swain boy, servant (13 17 centuries) ( SWAIN)] a cox … Dictionary of contemporary English
coxswain — cox•swain or cockswain [[t]ˈkɒk sən, ˌsweɪn[/t]] n. 1) navig. the steersman of a racing shell 2) navig. a person in charge of a ship s boat and who usu. steers it • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME cokeswayne. See cockboat, swain … From formal English to slang
coxswain — cox|swain [ kaksn, kak,sweın ] noun count someone who directs the people who ROW a boat, especially in a race … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
coxswain — cox·swain … English syllables
Coxswain — The coxswain ( /ˈkɒk … Wikipedia
coxswain — [15] A coxswain was originally a servant, or swain, whose job was to steer a ship’s boat, or cock (cock comes from Old French coque, which was probably a descendant via late Latin caudica ‘canoe’ of Latin caudex ‘tree trunk’, and swain is a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
coxswain — [15] A coxswain was originally a servant, or swain, whose job was to steer a ship’s boat, or cock (cock comes from Old French coque, which was probably a descendant via late Latin caudica ‘canoe’ of Latin caudex ‘tree trunk’, and swain is a… … Word origins
coxswain — cox·swain || kÉ’ksweɪn; Schifffahrt kÉ’ksn n. cox, person who steers a small boat v. steer a small boat … English contemporary dictionary
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