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fo'c's'le

or fo'c'sle

[ fohk-suhl ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. shortened form of forecastle.


fo'c's'le

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of forecastle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fo'c's'le1

Respelling, reflecting syncope and loss of pre-consonantal r
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Example Sentences

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A man naked to the waist was coiling down a line on the fo’c’s’le head.

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The Arctic will also revive the long-gone logo of the Fo’c’s’le: A raunchy profile of an American Indian.

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“We’re bringing back the Fo’c’s’le.”

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The Arctic’s bar top, which has moved across the room, is the mahogany top from the Fo’c’s’le.

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But it won’t all be about the Fo’c’s’le.

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