fo'c's'le
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fo'c's'le
Respelling, reflecting syncope and loss of pre-consonantal r
Example Sentences
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That fo’c’s’le is great As the place to relate How your lubberly cap’n’s an as’le.
From Washington Post
The fo'c's'le is the crews' quarters in the bow of the vessel and on the deck above are located the windlass and related ground tackle.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he got stuck in the fo'c's'le hatch of a foundering old tub Harry knew his drowning was not in the cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
The men retired at last to the bows and fo’c’s’le to talk of home and spin yarns till long past midnight.
From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Gordon Stables
Toward ten that night, when Brander was in his hammock under the boathouse, one of the men howled, forward, and there was the sound of scuffling in the fo'c's'le.
From The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams
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