poop cabin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of poop cabin
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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A couple of minutes sufficed him to perform the short journey; and; scrambling up the side by the aid of some of the dangling gear, he entered the poop cabin and disappeared.
From The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure by Browne, Gordon
It was absolutely necessary to burn the dry wood for fuel; and that day the poop, cabin fittings, bunks, and the spar-deck were consumed.
From Round the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules
We worked together for several years at the same table in the poop cabin of the 'Beagle' during her celebrated voyage, he with his microscope and myself at the charts.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
"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
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
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