boatswain's chair

boatswain's chair
A short board or other seating, secured in a bridle of ropes, used to hoist a man aloft or over the ship’s side for painting and similar work.
Syn: bosuns chair

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  • boatswain's chair — boat′swain s chair n. bui naut. a wooden plank or canvas chair for a worker, hung by ropes over the side of a ship or building • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • boatswain's chair — /boʊsənz ˈtʃɛə/ (say bohsuhnz chair) noun Nautical → bosun s chair …  

  • boatswain's chair — noun a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship • Syn: ↑bosun s chair • Hypernyms: ↑seat …   Useful english dictionary

  • boatswain's chair — a seat composed of a plank suspended in a horizontal position from ropes, used by painters and other persons who work on the exteriors of buildings, ships, etc., while seated at a considerable height. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • boatswain's chair — noun a seat suspended from ropes, used for work on the body or masts of a ship or the face of a building …   English new terms dictionary

  • boatswain —   , bosun   n. ship s officer in charge of crew and equipment; skua.    ♦ boatswain s chair, seat suspended by ropes for person working on side of ship, building, etc …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • boatswain — n. (also bo sun, bosun, bo s n) a ship s officer in charge of equipment and the crew. Phrases and idioms: boatswain s chair a seat suspended from ropes for work on the side of a ship or building. Etymology: OE batswegen (as BOAT, SWAIN) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Boatswain (disambiguation) — Boatswain or bosun may refer to:;Occupations *Boatswain, a seaman s occupation and/or rank *Boatswain s Mate (US Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy *Boatswain s Mate (US Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Boatswain's call — A boatswain s call is a pipe that is made of a tube (called the gun), that directs air over a grape sized metal sphere (called the buoy) with a hole cut in the top(called the hole). The player opens and closes the hand over the hole to change the …   Wikipedia

  • boatswain — noun /ˈbo.sn̩/ a) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship. b) The petty officer of a …   Wiktionary

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