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Meaning of 'boatswain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Boatswain [ n.]
- 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 jager gull.
- The tropic bird.

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boa boa constrictor boanerges boar board boardable boarded boarder boarding boarfish

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