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coxswain definition

cox·swain (käk′sən, -swān′)

noun

  1. a sailor in charge of a ship's boat and usually acting as its helmsman
  2. the person who steers a racing shell and calls out the rowing rhythm for the crew

Etymology: < cock(boat) + swain

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