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bo's'n
/ ˈəʊə /
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My lad," said the bo's'n's mate, sapiently, "prize money's got a lot to do with wimmin, as you'll find out, especially if you go ashore with a pocketful of it.
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As bo's'n, it was not only his right but his duty to lay in with a rope's end occasionally.
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The great gunboat's deck rang with the bo's'n's whistle, as the crew were piped to repel boarders, and to their quarters at the guns.
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On departure, the ceremony is repeated in reverse, the bo's'ns mate begins to pipe and the side boys salute as soon as the departing officer steps toward the gangway between the side boys.
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"That's my bo's'n," said the captain, as soon as he saw the man's face.
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