Crowsnest

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of crow's nest. alt-of, alternative

    "Foc’sle-head and forward deck lay engulfed to the fore-hatch. Crowsnests and rigging were crowded with human forms awaiting the end."

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"Foc’sle-head and forward deck lay engulfed to the fore-hatch. Crowsnests and rigging were crowded with human forms awaiting the end."

Etymology

From crow + -s- + nest.

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