Our bo'sun was George Daley, a good man for a joke. From Wordnik.com. [The Sealing Cruise of the Lone Flier] Reference
"Now's your time, bo'sun!" cried Captain Applegarth. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
But, Mr McKinnon, you're a bo'sun on a merchant vessel. '. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
Stuff and nonsense, bo'sun; how can you believe such rubbish?. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
The first is Naseby is also a bo'sun and a very fine one, too. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
"Oh, you mustn't mind what the bo'sun says," observed the skipper. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
Our bo'sun slipped on an orange peel and fell into the hold below. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of the Calabar] Reference
Then the bo'sun put up his hands and squinted through them seaward. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas] Reference
What he meant was that the all-wise bo'sun has made another blunder. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
"Mighty little good their seeing us ashore 'll do us," said the bo'sun. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas] Reference
The bo'sun has piped his whistle, and the last good-byes have been said. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Madras] Reference
The bo'sun may only be a bo'sun but he operates at a level you know nothing about. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
So down we went to the half-deck, where the carpenter, bo'sun, and three or four of the. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art.] Reference
Certainly the best bo'sun I've ever sailed with - and I've never known a bad bo'sun yet. From Wordnik.com. [San Andreas]
He spoke to the bo'sun, and as we turned and got under way I stood looking at Chart No. 341. From Wordnik.com. [The Mandarin Cypher]
"I'm awfully sorry about the old bo'sun," I said with a wink to Garry, right behind his back. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
The bo'sun and the carpenter came the voyage after. From Wordnik.com. [Chance A Tale in Two Parts] Reference
'Timothy Bone, the bo'sun,' like you were last time. From Wordnik.com. [My Lady Caprice] Reference
'He was Blackbeard's bo'sun,' John whispered huskily. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Wendy] Reference
Hold him up, bo'sun -- you needn't be choking the lad. From Wordnik.com. [Merry-Garden and Other Stories] Reference
Cunnin'ham can spare the bo'sun, he'll be useful to us. From Wordnik.com. [Turned Adrift] Reference
"Now, bo'sun, have that tackle fixed better this time.". From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
"My bo'sun," he said, reentering the room with a letter. From Wordnik.com. [Salthaven] Reference
He runs the lascars on board; acts pretty much as bo'sun. From Wordnik.com. [From Edinburgh to India & Burmah] Reference
"Barney!" whispered Syd, looking at the bo'sun searchingly. From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
"It's an old trick, sir," panted the bo'sun, pushing forward. From Wordnik.com. [Merry-Garden and Other Stories] Reference
The bo'sun touched his forehead, and backed out of the cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
"Send that bo'sun o 'mine here at once!" said the captain, gruffly. From Wordnik.com. [Salthaven] Reference
'The crocodile,' he gasped, and bounded away, followed by his bo'sun. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Wendy] Reference
` Now, my lads, with a will! 'and, ` Come, bo'sun, don't play with it!'. From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
Course I'd like to be your bo'sun, captain, but don't you stand 'bout that. From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
"Come, you'll do -- you're a prime sailor-man, you're my bo'sun henceforth.". From Wordnik.com. [Black Bartlemy's Treasure] Reference
"There now, bo'sun; that's just what we thought," said Rogers, turning to him. From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
"Ronald, my boy, you forget that I am a bo'sun," said Rolf, rising from his seat. From Wordnik.com. [Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War] Reference
"Sounds like my bo'sun," said the captain, staring as he passed into the front room. From Wordnik.com. [Salthaven] Reference
The bo'sun hesitated, but the lieutenant's eyes fixed him, and he said, unwillingly. From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
"No, Barney," said Syd, as the bo'sun winked again to himself, "he wouldn't shake hands.". From Wordnik.com. [Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea] Reference
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