*** Quoting Danny Ceppa from a message to Bo Simonsen ***


 BS> Hmm.. my dictory didn't have a good explaination for that word, so
 BS> could you please explain? 

DC> It is "Bosun", and I had a hard time finding it in my 
DC> off-line dictionary!  The "proper spelling is 'boatswain'.   

Bo'sun actually, showing the contraction of nautical terms.  Otherwise
known as �'bo'sun mate'.  The job has changed over time quite a bit.
                                       xxcarol

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