From foretop + -man. foretopman (plural foretopmen) (nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop. 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in Billy...
capomanovra m or f by sense (masculine plural capimanovra, feminine plural invariable) (nautical) foretopman Synonym: capogabbiere comparavano...
From fore- + topmast. foretopmast (plural foretopmasts) (nautical) The mast above the foretop. foretopman the mast above the foretop...
Constable & Co.: The salt seer attentively listened, accompanying the Foretopman's recital with queer twitchings of his wrinkles and problematical little...
like a little mountain stream. 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML CHAPTER 26]...
light in luminous vibrations. 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML CHAPTER 11]...
upon a text you have given me. 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML 12].”, in Billy...
apprehenſive of the Danger of it. 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter XI.”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann...