Sentence:  ... he waked him, which put him in a main high passion, and he swore woundily at the lieutenant, and called him lousy Scotch son of a whore ..., and swab, and lubber, whereby the lieutenant returned the salute, and they <WSD>jawed</WSD> together fore and aft a good spell, till at last the captain turned out, and, laying hold of a rattan, came athwart Mr. Bowling's quarter: whereby he told the captain that, if he was not his commander, he would heave him overboard ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To scold; to clamor.