FO'RECASTLE, noun A short deck in the forepart of a ship above the upper deck usually terminated in ships of war with a breast-work; the foremost part forming the top of the beak-head, and the hind part reaching to the after part of the fore chains.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.