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the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See Poop deck, under Deck. See also Roundhouse. With wind in poop, the vessel plows the sea. Dryden. The poop was beaten gold. Shak.

Having a poop; furnished with a poop.

The act or shock of striking a vessel's stern by a following wave or vessel.

See Parovarium.

A silly person. [Obs.] A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.

A fool; a silly or stupid person. [Law] An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the best language she can afford me. Addison.

The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten.

The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage.

Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.

ut the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc. (b) A railing around the break of a poop deck.

See Liripoop.

See Poop, v. i. [Obs.] Chaucer.

That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.

A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach.