Related to boatswains:boatswains chair,Boatswain's Mate alsobo's'norbos'norbo·sun(bō′sən) n. A warrant officer or petty officer in charge of a ship's rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew. [Middle Englishbotswein:bot,boat; seeboat+swein,mate; seeswain.] ...
boatswain's chair- a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship bosun's chair seat- any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" ...
boatswain's chair- a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship bosun's chair seat- any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" ...