bosun

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Phonemic respelling of boatswain.

noun bosuns · bo'sun · bo's'n · bos'n

alternative Alternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”). They tied us up—the fellow who handled me could tie like a bosun—and there we lay with our toes up, beneath a tree, while a great brute stood guard over us with a club in his hand.

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@misc{bosun_2026,
  title = {bosun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bosun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}