v. i.
n. [ F. poupe; cf. Sp. & Pg. popa, It. poppa; all fr. L. puppis. ] (Naut.) A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See
With wind in poop, the vessel plows the sea. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
The poop was beaten gold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. (Naut.)
n. (Arch.) See 2d Poppy. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. & a. (Naut.)
n. (Naut.) The act or shock of striking a vessel's stern by a following wave or vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]