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M ELEY · 27th May 2021, 06:10 AM

Agreed that 'poop' had nothing to do with the deck's name. As I noted, the head, which was located at the very front of the bough, was the latrine. Still, very strange nautical names. Where did such words as 'orlop' or 'missen' come from?

27th May 2021, 06:10 AM	#37
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Agreed that 'poop' had nothing to do with the deck's name. As I noted, the head, which was located at the very front of the bough, was the latrine. Still, very strange nautical names. Where did such words as 'orlop' or 'missen' come from?