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   poop

   /po͞op/

   noun

   • 1. the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where it typically forms the roof of a cabin in the stern: "there on the poop stood Captain Meech"

   verb

   • 1. (of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize: "carrying a high sea, we were badly pooped"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis ‘stern’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

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