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bosun
[ boh-suhn ]
bosun
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- nautical a variant spelling of boatswain
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bosun1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
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Among those the adventurer has met along the way was a ship's bosun who helped rescue him after the 2019 suicide attempt.
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Mr Kweku works as a bosun - an officer in charge of equipment and the crew.
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The bosun's whistle came early, jolting us into fear.
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“I’d go down 300 feet in a bosun’s chair, poke some holes, fill them with dynamite and blast rocks as big as this post office,” he said.
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A bosun’s mate and his two buddies find three women and trouble on shore leave in San Francisco.
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