coxswain

Word family adjectivecoxedcoxlessnouncoxswain

Related topics: Water

cox·swain /ˈkɒksən, -sweɪn $ ˈkɑːk-/ noun [countableC]

TTWa cox 〔尤指赛艇的〕舵手

Examples from the Corpus

coxswain• Even so, he did his best, becoming an expert coxswain and taking up Olympic weight-lifting.• The boat turned back, and grounded near Challenger, who ran up and spoke urgently to the coxswain.• The coxswain and the quartermaster were killed at the wheel, and Nigel Tibbets took the helm.

Origin coxswain

(1300-1400) cock “small boat” ((14-18 centuries)) (from Old French coque) + swain “boy, servant” ((13-17 centuries)) ( → SWAIN)

单词	coxswain
释义	coxswain Word family adjectivecoxedcoxlessnouncoxswain Related topics: Water cox·swain /ˈkɒksən, -sweɪn $ ˈkɑːk-/ noun [countableC] TTWa cox 〔尤指赛艇的〕舵手 Examples from the Corpus coxswain• Even so, he did his best, becoming an expert coxswain and taking up Olympic weight-lifting.• The boat turned back, and grounded near Challenger, who ran up and spoke urgently to the coxswain.• The coxswain and the quartermaster were killed at the wheel, and Nigel Tibbets took the helm. Origin coxswain (1300-1400) cock “small boat” ((14-18 centuries)) (from Old French coque) + swain “boy, servant” ((13-17 centuries)) ( → SWAIN)
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