Back.
forecastle (raised part of the upper deck)
Meaning & usage
forecastle (raised part of the upper deck)
a large wooden bowl in which the meal is served
a dining table used by the crew of a ship, often foldable
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German bak (“bowl, box, chest”), from Middle Dutch bak (modern Dutch bak), from Old French bac (“large bowl”). Related with Becken, but unrelated with Backbord. The sense “dining table” is due to the fact that several sailors would eat from one bowl, so the word Back came to be used for the entire area that they shared. The sense “forecastle” might be a further generalisation because it is this part of the ship where the sailors ate and slept. Otherwise it could be derived from the sense “box, chest”.
defender; back
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from English back. Doublet of Bache.
a surname
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.