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Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle..

Serang :: Serang (n.) The boatswain of a Lascar or East Ondian crew.

Coxswain :: Coxswain (n.) See Cockswain.

Crew :: Crew (n.) In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew..

Swainmote :: Swainling (n.) A little swain.

Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) The tropic bird.

Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To call, convey orders, etc., by means of signals on a pipe or whistle carried by a boatswain..

Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it..

Swaip :: Swainship (n.) The condition of a swain.

Swankie :: Swanimote (n.) See Swainmote.

Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..

Tindal :: Tindal (n.) A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain..

Dagswain :: Dagswain (n.) A coarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of wool..

Swain :: Swain (n.) A servant.

Skua :: Skua (n.) Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's whistle..

Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) The jager gull.

Swelled :: Sweinmote (n.) See Swainmote.

Jager :: "Jager (n.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua)..

Boatswain :: 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..

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