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noun

fo'c's'le, fo'c'sle n. The forecastle, a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed; the spelling is intended to reflect the common pronunciation among seamen.

Synonyms: forecastle.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... your guns in de boats, an' at dem wid de gaff;' an' such a massacree I never saw since. De first I killed was a 'harp;' an' den I killed a 'hood' wid de first lick; an' den a 'jenny' an' tree 'white coats;' but I took my toe to dem, an' all of 'em in a bit of a hollow not bigger den dis fo'c's'le, an' I sculped dem an' put dere sculps on a pinnacle; an' so it was all day ...

— Adrift in the Ice-Fields • Charles W. Hall