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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lat. puppis, stern), the stern or after-part of a ship; in the 16th and 17th centuries a lofty and castellated deck. The verb "to poop" is used of a wave breaking over the stern of a vessel.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Poop'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/poop.html. 1910.
 
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