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fo'c's'le
or fo'c'sle
[ fohk-suhl ]
fo'c's'le
/ ˈfəʊksəl /
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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
Toward the old man he advanced, with rowdy oaths of the focsle.
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At the word from Decatur, Thorn began training the focsle gun, which in the steadier sea would have a deadly effect.
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They had provided solid shot for long range at the batteries, and these were now brought up and put conveniently on the focsle.
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And truly, it came out in the end that the other Admiral had done almost exactly what his focsle friends expected.
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An officer shot down on to the focsle, while the yeoman of signals, whose nose is that of a hawk, kept an unshut eye on the Flag.
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