coxswainWiktionary 原文英/ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/美/ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/构词拆解coxcock词干‘small boat’swainswain词干‘boy, servant’词源链中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年cokswain↓ 继承英语Englishcoxswain词源说明From Middle English cokswain, equivalent to cock (“small boat”) + swain (“boy, servant”).释义名词noun1In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.2(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.3archaicThe second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.4navalA rank or position.