Tide Washed Trouble
Hesitantly he ascends the gangplank to the galleon where the bosun, a ram-goat looks askance of the boquine coming up who returns the shoap's glare with equal disdain.
Storm warnings
"well enough, bosun," gethet nodded. "the loading?" jenssa shook his broad head, and gethet was reminded as always of the scars that lined his muzzle -- jenssa had never met a bar he didn't like, nor a barfight. "almost finished.
Agent 0069: Chapter 1
Probably what the crew would call the 'senior momma', like someone in the navy would call the senior enlisted 'the bosun'.
Rabbit Heart Pt. 3 - Ch. 4
For the first time since i inherited the position, i didn't mind being the bosun, the horrors of the morning far from my mind for a moment.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 29
One of the sea wolf veterans who used to be a boatswain's mate, kept an eye on the path--when helga and her maid of honor, nadia, arrived, he piped the "all hands" call on his bosun's pipe, to get everyone's attention.
The Stallion's Treasure (pt 2)
They lay there until interrupted by the bosun's whistle, announcing a shift of crew. reluctantly the ape rolled away and began picking up his clothes. "that was quite a lesson, good sir."
The Minotaur Takes a Prize.
Soon the longboat caught onto their chains, and the officers from the transport hauled themselves up onto the deck with the captain's personal coxswain bringing up the rear, and saluted the quarterdeck as the bosun piped them aboard with suitable solemnity
Worlds Collide
"looks like we be a bosun short. what think you, lad?" he asked back over his shoulder toward keshari and then shifted his gaze over to guy, "an' we be twelve hands down on crew."
Sent Kobold Chapter 8: Library's Seal
"i'd be the bosun. you've got our captain with you and we want him back." "maybe we talk with him? let his make deal," said serhis. the elf looked a little relieved at the suggestion, but he still was suspicious. "i go down below get him.
Eventful Voyages, Part 1 of ?
He placed a hand on her shoulder, "jus' get movin' and follow tha' bosun's orders." he then grinned widely in a look that was much too predatory for a bull, "'sides, yer' payment was ta' keep you from tha' crew, ah didn't jus' mean -our- crew."
A visit to the Tower of Changes
Asked mister gunn, who was a bosun or first mate or some such. whatever his role he outranked uragh, who knew how to address him. "yes, sir," uragh growled.
Zhaskur - Part Two - The Emir's Court
"the bosun ... yes," i said, remembering how the sailors had looked forward to the port. "that's true. all of the sailors were pretty happy about getting here." the emir smiled. "flattery. well. you stick to this story of misplaced monies, then?"