bosun

But what can you do when the bosuns are worse than the men?"

They did not appoint any petty officers except for three bosuns.

Bosuns, yes: because they often top it the tyrant and turn the hands awkward.

The shouts of the bosuns were terrifying, but no more than that awful mental image.

Up and down the line of orders echoed, the bosuns' pipes shrilled out.

Find some bosuns to organize the changes.

The forecastle now seemed empty, but the mate turned on the bosuns with his customary snarl.

"How can one drive with bosuns like that and a crew like that?

Bosuns shouted and all hands heaved at balky sails.

In addition were sailmakers, boys, bosuns, and the carpenter.

"I'll need a couple of machinists, three bosuns and we'd probably better get a couple of the Marines.

First-rate bosuns were not twelve a penny.

"Are your bosuns as awful as ours?"

And these were bosuns!

One of the bosuns strode near, a belaying pin tapping at the hilt of his knife.

Soon they heard the bosuns shouting--all hands to the nets in five minutes, for hauling and stowing.

For the first time I saw them all, and I could not blame the two bosuns for being afraid of them.

--bosuns of the fine American sailing-ship Elsinore!

If insubordination appeared, it was on a much lower level than the starship's bridge, shown to officers of the deck, bosuns, watch leaders, or even bunkmates.

In the short silence, there was a flurry of background noise, piping of bosuns' whistles, a thin mechanical whine, and the sound of running feet.

"Aye, Aye, Sir," Sandra answered, relaying my orders to the bosuns.

After the war the number of readers who would laugh at pictures of seasick passengers, or bosuns getting the better of the second mate, diminished rapidly.

Bosuns' whistles blew, the deep-voiced drums began to roll, and feet pattered wildly as Arrowhead's crew responded to the summons to battle.

'Our carpenters, bosuns, hands to pump?' '

It was pitch dark as the boat, with seven men and bosuns mate Yewell and himself, was beached on the sands under the towering palms.