foc's'le

'This is the only one I have ever been on, but the fellows on the foc's'le say that she is the rottenest trawler on the North Sea.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

Charlie went down into the foc's'le -- a small, dark, stifling place where eight men slept.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

Charlie took his in the galley, having determined to spend as little time as possible in the foc's'le.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

Charlie and Ping Wang were far from considering that a hardship, for the coper's saloon was a little palace compared with the _Sparrow-hawk's_ foc's'le.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

'They are having a sing-song in the foc's'le,' he said.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

You had better let me make him sleep in the foc's'le. '

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

As he passed along the deck he shivered, for a breeze had sprung up, and the air struck cold, after the stuffiness of the foc's'le.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

The ventilators were all closed, and the foc's'le was so close and stuffy that Charlie thought, at first, that he would have to go on deck again.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

If Charlie had been on almost any other boat than the _Sparrow-hawk_ he would have thoroughly enjoyed sitting at the foc's'le table, having a chat with the men.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

'Oh, yes, but I won't go down in the foc's'le to play.'

Chatterbox, 1905. Various