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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BYOCK, BYACK, n.² The bow of a ship or boat; used in the following combs.:

1. byock baak, the seat furthest forward in a boat; cf. beuch-baak s.v. Beuch;

2. byocksman, byacksman, “man nearest bow” (Mry.¹ 1925). Cf. beuch-oarsman, s.v. Beuch.1. Mry. 1914 R. Cairns in Bnffsh. Field Club 24:
There were the hank baak, the pump baak or midship baak, the byock baak, and the head-steel.