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Boatswain
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The jager gull.
(2):
(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.
(3):
(n.) The tropic bird.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Boatswain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/boatswain.html. 1828.