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bosun Am

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As well as on ships and boats where they originated, bosun's chairs are also used for working at height on buildings and other structures. en.wikipedia.org

The bosun lets them work off some anger, then weighs in with his stick. www.dailymail.co.uk

The ocarina, xun, pan pipes, police whistle, and bosun's whistle are closed-ended. en.wikipedia.org

When she was refitted as a training ship he re-joined as bosun. en.wikipedia.org

The flogger was usually a drummer rather than a strong bosun's mate. en.wikipedia.org

If several dozen lashes were awarded, each could be administered by a fresh bosun's matea left-handed one could be included to assure extra painful crisscrossing of the wounds. en.wikipedia.org

Bosun is a much-loved family pet, who is now 14 years old. www.bbc.co.uk

He rapidly worked his way up through the ranks to become bosun. en.wikipedia.org

The bosun is distinguished from other able seamen by the supervisory roles: planning, scheduling, and assigning work. en.wikipedia.org

He then instructed two bosun's mates to flog the rest of the topmen when they complained. en.wikipedia.org

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