(also poop deck) 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
[with object]
(of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize:off Rame Head we were badly pooped
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis 'stern'
