fo\'c\'s\'le

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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fo'c's'le or fo'c'sle (ˈfəʊks^əl)

—n
	a variant spelling of forecastle

fo'c'sle or fo'c'sle

—n

forecastle, fo'c's'le or fo'c'sle (ˈfəʊks^əl)

—n
	the part of a vessel at the bow where the crew is quartered and stores, machines, etc, may be stowed

fo'c's'le, fo'c's'le or fo'c'sle

—n

fo'c'sle, fo'c's'le or fo'c'sle

—n

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