coursey

noun

1. A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

   obsolete

   With that the Admiral, leaping upon the Coursey, Courage, Boys, all hands to work, let her not ſcape Us.

Where it comes from

Compare Old French corsie, coursie (“passageway to the stern”). See course (noun).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry coursey (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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