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forecastle, fo'c's'le, fo'c'sle the part of a vessel at the bow where the crew is quartered and stores, machines, etc., may be stowed How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Often, of course, the talk in the forecastle turned on drink, and the men told of their more exciting or humorous drunks, remembering such passages more keenly, with greater delight, than all the other passages of their adventurous lives. Finally, I always go to sea as a sailor, because of the wholesome exercise and pure air of the forecastle deck. The forecastle was a roomy place enough, set all about with berths, in which the men of the watch below were seated smoking, or lying down asleep. |
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