[f. CON v.2] The action or post of conning a ship, steerage.
1825. H. B. Gascoigne, Nav. Fame, 95. ’Tis ours to give directions by the Con.
1833. Marryat, P. Simple, xxix. He was at his station at the conn.
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., s.v. Conn, The quarter-master … stands beside the wheel at the conn.
