poop cabin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of poop cabin
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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He stiffened with apprehension, and was about to speak when a shaft of light clove the gloom above their heads, coming from the door of the poop cabin which had just been opened.
From Captain Blood by Sabatini, Rafael
A moment after, the sentry on the quarter-deck outside the entrance to the poop cabin fired his piece.
From Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main by Crawford, Will
The thermometer in the poop cabin, by night and day, ranged between 80 and 83 degs., which feels very pleasant; but with one degree or two higher, the heat becomes oppressive.
From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles
At 4 a.m of the 11th a tremendous sea struck the ship abaft, which stove in four windows, or stern-ports, of the upper or poop cabin.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
"Please to walk this way, sir," said the officer, leading towards the poop cabin, and preceding me with a degree of assurance that boded ill for his impression of my dignity.
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James
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