DCHP-3

booseman

Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

the crewman of a canoe or York boat whose position is in the bow.

Quotations

1886
He next selected . . . the "booseman," who must be a quick-eyed fellow, ready in emergencies, especially upon the river. . . .