coxswain, cox
(noun) the helmsman of a ship’s boat or a racing crew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coxswain (plural coxswains)
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
coxswain (third-person singular simple present coxswains, present participle coxswaining, simple past and past participle coxswained)
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
Source: Wiktionary
Cox"swain` (kk"swn, Colloq. kk"s'n), n.
Definition: See Cockswain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
