He sent for the lascar boatswain, and obtained his assurance that he and his men would remain faithful to the English.
"Won from the Waves"
W.H.G. Kingston
We raked out the bo'sun from his afternoon nap, and he and a withered old lascar jammed a hemp fender between the chain and woodwork, so their slumbers ought to be more peaceful; now they are getting a temporary change to a berth amidship, which is unoccupied as far as Marseilles; in it they will hardly feel the motion.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
As they became scarce, negroes began to appear among the whalemen, with now and then a lascar, a South Sea Islander, Portuguese, and Hawaiians.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot