boatsteerer

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boatsteerer

noun boatsteerers

dated The person, in a whaleboat, who manned the forward oar and whose task was to harpoon whales The boat-steerer, who was actually the bow oarsman, threw the harpoon, and the headsman steered the boat until he went for’ard to kill the whale with his lance.

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@misc{boatsteerer_2026,
  title = {boatsteerer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boatsteerer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}