bosun's

The midrow captain's chairs are on the small side—bosun's chairs?

Mazda5 Says Yes to Convenience, No to Bloat Dan Neil 2011

Swung aloft in a bosun's chair, he scraped the masts and slushed down.

THE PROUD GOAT OFALOYSIUS PANKBURN 2010

Ancient Greek and Roman ships used flutes to help the rowers keep in step, and the boatswain's call (or bosun's whistle) has been around since at least the 1300s.

The Languages of Tone and Rhythm Heather McDougal 2008

Ancient Greek and Roman ships used flutes to help the rowers keep in step, and the boatswain's call (or bosun's whistle) has been around since at least the 1300s.

Archive 2008-06-01 Heather McDougal 2008

Cale was then able "to hang interesting sounds around it" - an outlandish palette that included electric viola, glockenspiel, bells, a bosun's pipe.

The Haunting Cheekbones of Hallowed Despair: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

She longs to be with Brian Dalton, the bosun's mate, but he is beneath her socially.

Review: Star-Crossed tinylittlelibrarian 2008

She longs to be with Brian Dalton, the bosun's mate, but he is beneath her socially.

Archive 2008-12-01 tinylittlelibrarian 2008

So put your oral talents to good use within the Clowncil chambers, for now, and when you hear of the Black Pearl being anchored again within the Catorce Quarter, you will know that the time draws near to claim your seat in the bosun's chair.

Buy Zuma Dogg's Silence 2007

Mr. Dogg, it is time to take your seat in the bosun's chair.

Do not pass Go 2007

“I don't think Erebus will last until summer, and it's my opinion — and the opinion of Mr. Weekes and Mr. Watson, my carpenters, and Mr. Brown, my bosun's mate, Mr. Rigden, my coxswain, and of Lieutenant Le Vesconte and First Mate Des Voeux here — that she will sink when the ice melts.”

The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007