The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cockswain
Cockswain \Cock"swain\ (?, colloq. ?), n. [Cock a boat + swain; hence, the master of a boat.] The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
Wiktionary
cockswain
n. (alternative spelling of coxswain English)
Usage examples of "cockswain".
I have had cockswains with me who could come down that shoot too, if they only knew the channel.
At all events, the Lord High Admiral couldn't command a yawl with dignity, if he consulted the cockswain every time he wished to go ashore.