poop

• This word poop is evidently derived from the Latin puppis_, as originally the after-part of a ship was called by the Romans, and thence the name was given to the ship herself, a part being taken for the whole. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• The elevation above it is known as the poop, and the raised deck over the fore-part of the ship is known as the top-gallant forecastle. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• The highest deck of many men-of-war of all rates is often perfectly level, but others have a short raised deck, extending from just before the mizen-mast to the stern, which is called the poop, and in many instances serves as a cover to the captain's cabin. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• It blew up all the after-part of the ship, when most of the men on the poop were blown overboard, 50 of whom being killed or dreadfully wounded On the 29th of June, 1775, the Hibernian Marine Society in Dublin was instituted for maintaining and educating the children of decayed, reduced, or deceased seamen, and apprenticing them to the sea-service The news arrived of a conflict between the revolted provinces and a detachment of the king's troops at Lexington, when the latter were compelled to retire with considerable loss into the town of Boston. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
• I found Captain Berry in possession of the poop, and the Spanish ensign hauling down. —  How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900

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