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Boatswain , a seaman rank and occupation

Boatswain is also another name for the Skua , a Predatory Bird , though it can be applied to any species of Gull of the Genus Stercorarius .

Boatswain was the name of a Newfoundland dog kept by Lord Byron , who honored him in elegiac poetry after he died.

Boatswain Bird Island , a small uninhabited island and nature reserve home to many endemic species of bird off the coast of Ascension Island .

"Bosun," spelled that way, is also the NATO Reporting Name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-14 bomber.''

The word bosun also refers to a type of Dinghy .

A Boatswain's Chair is a type of harness that allows a crewmember to climb into the rigging and work safely on the sails, halyards, or other rigging.