Forecastleman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
"[…] of all the sections of a ship's company, the forecastlemen, veterans for the most part and bigoted in their sea-prejudices, are the most jealous in resenting territorial encroachments […]"
Example
More examples"[…] of all the sections of a ship's company, the forecastlemen, veterans for the most part and bigoted in their sea-prejudices, are the most jealous in resenting territorial encroachments […]"
Etymology
From forecastle + -man.
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