·noun The jager gull.
II. Boatswain ·noun The tropic bird.
III. Boatswain ·noun An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, ·etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties.
The officer who superintends the boat-sails, ship's-sails, rigging, canvas, colours, anchors, cables...
The Sailor's Word-Book
♦ Phaethon æthereus, a tropical bird, so called from its sort of whistle. It is distinguished by two...
An epithet given by certain popinjays in the service to such of their betters as fully understand th...