The pirates obviously have no fear of fire hoses and unarmed bosuns mates.— CTV News RSS Feed
And these were bosuns!--bosuns of the fine American sailing-ship Elsinore_!— The Mutiny of the Elsinore
In addition were sailmakers, boys, bosuns, and the carpenter.— The Mutiny of the Elsinore
But what can you do when the bosuns are worse than the men I thought sailors sang songs when they pulled," I said Sure they do.— The Mutiny of the Elsinore
The two bosuns are in fear of their lives with this clique, which is growing; for Steve Roberts, the ex-cowboy, and the white-slaver, Arthur Deacon, have been admitted to it I am the only one aft who possesses this information, and I confess I don't know what to do with it.— The Mutiny of the Elsinore

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