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[The men of the coastguard were called "boatsmen" at that time.] "Iss, I do see his cutlash," said little Grace; "and there's another man comin 'down road to meet un."

Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines 1859

Experts say the grade is suitable only for children aged 12 and over, guided by experienced boatsmen.

Turkish rafting guides still risking lives, says father of drowned schoolgirl Paul Lewis in Fethiye 2010

Most people here, their work is tied to the sea, they are either boatsmen or repairing boats.

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There is no more exquisite music, than the romance of the boatsmen on the Nile, sung with closed lips at the opening of the first scene, and the ravishing dance of the Almee, an invention of Arabic origine is so original, so wild and melancholy and yet so sweet, that it enchants every musical ear.

The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley

If the stream be excessively rapid, the boatsmen will appear to be exercising very great force to enable them to stem the torrent and avoid being carried backward.

A Project for Flying In Earnest at Last! Robert Hardley

The canoe began to fill with water, it sank deeper and deeper, and in another moment the boatsmen were flung into the ocean.

White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900

I was behind the barrier of the boatsmen, but once in the throes of the fight a slimy arm passed between two of them and wound itself around my leg.

White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900

Getting ashore at the stone steps of Taka-Uka was a task worthy of such boatsmen, in the darkness, the sea beating madly against the cliffs.

White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900

The naked boatsmen, dancing just out of reach of the writhing tentacles, struck at them with long knives.

White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900

Against the blinding glimmer of it the half-naked boatsmen, bearing bunches of bananas, dozens of drinking nuts, bread, and wine, the gifts of my host, were dark silhouettes outlined against the blue sea.

White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900