POOP
\pˈuːp], \pˈuːp], \p_ˈuː_p]\
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p[=oo]p, n. the hinder part of a ship: a deck above the ordinary deck in the after part of a ship.--v.t. to strike the stern, break in the stern of. [Fr. poupe--L. puppis, the poop.]
By Thomas Davidson
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