cock-boat
21To boat the oars — Oar Oar ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare, Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle …
22Oscar De Cock — Olympic medal record Men s Rowing Silver 1900 Paris eights Oscar De Cock (born 1881, date of death unknown) was a Belgian rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Belgian boat Royal Club Nautique de Gand, which won the… …
23lester cock — 1) a toy boat sent out before the wind by fishermen in rough weather with a string of hooks (Cornish dialect) 2) a floating contrivance with a small sail to carry a boulter (q.v.) seawards in fishing; presumably the same or similar to (1)… …
24cockboat — cock·boat …
25cockboat — cock•boat [[t]ˈkɒkˌboʊt[/t]] n. naut. navig. a small boat, esp. one used as a tender • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME cokboot, var. of cogboot < cog boat, ship …
26Ship — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ship >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ship ship vessel sail Sgm: N 1 craft craft bottom GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 navy navy marine fleet flotilla Sgm …
27Cockboat — Cock boat , n. [See {Cock} a boat.] A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore. [1913 Webster] …
28Spanish Armada in Ireland — The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130 strong fleet sent by Philip II for the invasion of England. Following its defeat at the Battle of Gravelines, the… …
29Cogar — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is occupational for a cogger , a builder of cogs, or more probably a sailor or master of the cog. The name is derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) and Old French …
30Coger — This interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is occupational for a cogger , a builder of cogs, or more probably a sailor or master of the cog. The name is derived from the Middle English (1200 1500) and Old French …
