Boatrope

( Naut.) A rope used to secure a boat to anything; technically called a painter. Boatswain, (colloquially, bõ'sun ,) [A.S. batswan- bat , boat, and swan , a servant.] ( Naut .) A warrant officer in a ship, who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, and cordage. It is the busines of this officer to summon the crew to their duty, and to a ist with his mates in the working of the ship. IMG:content-0677.jpg:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed] The Bi's mate is an a istant to the B. , in all the above mentioned duties, with the disagreeable addition of having to inflict all punishments awarded to the men. B.'s Call. The whistle suspended by a cord from the neck of the B., by which he i ues his calls and com mands. Boavis'ta, the most easterly of the CAPE DE VERD ISLANDS, q. v. Bo'az, a wealthy citizen of Bethlehem, and descendant of Judah, through whom is traced the regular succe ion of Jewish kings, ( Matt . i. 5.) His conduct in the case of Ruth proves him to have been a man of fine spirit and of strict integrity. He admitted the claim which Ruth had upon him as a near kinsman: under the obligations of the Levitical law, he married the poor gleaner, and thus became one of the ancestors of David, and also of David's Son and Lord. He was the father of Obed, who was the father of Je e, and Je e of David. The whole narrative is a beautiful picture of the simplicity of the age, and one of the most charming idyllic pa ages in the Bible. Bo'az, in Wisconsin, a post-village of Rich land co., 8 m. W. of Rich land Centre.