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Bos'n
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1. bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Bos'n
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n.
A warrant officer or petty officer in charge of a ship's rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
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