A Bosun?
So, what is a bosun?
tiscali tells me this:
boatswain, bosun
n. ship's officer in charge of crew and equipment; skua. boatswain's chair, seat suspended by ropes for person working on side of ship, building, etc.
I like the idea of the boatswain's char - I must fix one of those up....!
tiscali tells me this:
boatswain, bosun
n. ship's officer in charge of crew and equipment; skua. boatswain's chair, seat suspended by ropes for person working on side of ship, building, etc.
I like the idea of the boatswain's char - I must fix one of those up....!
posted by MortimerBones at
3:42 PM
2 Comments:
a bosun to put in laymans terms is a foreman of the deck crew, in the royal navy a petty officer. Used the chair many times painting masts and funnels.
We suggested using such a chair to get my Grandma (then aged 97) up some stairs but it was vetoed for some reason...
Obviously bosun = jobsworth
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