fo'c's'le

or fo'c'sle

[ fohk-suhl ]

/ ˈfoʊk səl /

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noun Nautical.

shortened form of forecastle.

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Origin of fo'c's'le

Respelling, reflecting syncope and loss of pre-consonantal r

Words nearby fo'c's'le

focal seizure, Foch, foci, focometer, Focsani, fo'c's'le, focus, focused strategy, focus group, focusing cloth, focus puller

British Dictionary definitions for fo'c's'le

fo'c's'le

fo'c'sle

/ (ˈfəʊksəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of forecastle

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