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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.
See: bowsman
Quotations
1774
The Pataroon or Steersman of each Cannoe has 50£ pr annom, the foresman £40 and the rest of the Crew 20 and 25£ according to their goodness.
1821
Our Foreman placed his Arms on the Bows, but the Water rushed over them.
1894
The foreman caught some overhanging branches, but was jerked out of the boat in an instant and swung on shore.
1931
[There was] a still larger paddle, which the bowsman or foreman (avant de canot, devant, or ducent) employed when running rapids or leaping small falls.