Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boatswen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
boatswen
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of boatswain.

Obsolete

Etymology

From boat + swen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

boatswens (plural)

Questions

What does boatswen mean?
Obsolete spelling of boatswain.
Where does boatswen come from?
From boat + swen.

How to pronounce boatswen

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