英语词汇coxswain的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	coxswain
词源	coxswain. Several centuries ago a coxswain was the swain (“boy servant”) in charge of the small cock, or cockboat, that was kept aboard for the ship’s captain and used to row him to and from the ship. But with the passing of time the coxswain became the helmsman of any boat, regardless of size.
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