Forecastle (noun)
faw-kasl
a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors. / any sailors’ quarters located in the forward part of a vessel, as a deckhouse.
First recorded in 1300–50, forecastle is from the Middle English word forcastel.See fore-, castle
Example sentences
“They’re kept in the forecastle, lad. You won’t be able to access them from the rear of deck.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
