wash-deck

It was as refreshing as ever it had been to stand under the wash-deck pump on the deck of a ship at sea, with the additional advantage of employing fresh water — and in his present condition, after his experiences of the day, it was doubly refreshing.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

Perhaps never again, never in all his life, would he take a bath under a wash-deck pump somewhere out with the trade winds blowing upon him.

Hornblower In The West Indies Forester, C. S. 1958

Without waiting for an answer they placed me on the wash-deck tub, and the barber rubbed me with the back of his razor and then let me go, upon my previously having given an order upon my bottle.

Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales W. B. Cramp

But he yearned for the cold shower bath he had been accustomed to take under the jet of the wash-deck pump; his skin seemed to creep when he stopped to consider it, and it was a ghoulish business to make shift with washing glove and soap, wetting a few inches at a time.

Flying Colours Forester, C. S. 1938

Often I found relief by stealing away to the topgallant forecastle, and on the wash-deck locker lay with my face buried in my arms and sob, praying to God to deliver me.

From Lower Deck to Pulpit Henry Cowling 1909

Then, going below again, I brought up three plates, some knives and forks, three tin pannikins, and a few other oddments that I knew would be useful, and placed them in the wash-deck tub with the provisions.

A Pirate of the Caribbees Harry Collingwood 1886

This, when full, I tied securely at the neck and took on deck, placing it in the wash-deck tub after I had dragged the latter conveniently close to the gangway.

A Pirate of the Caribbees Harry Collingwood 1886

The next moment the second lieutenant gave the order to range the wash-deck tubs along the deck, and to fill them.

A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886

This done, I returned to the raft, hauled it broadside on to the beach, and proceeded to fill my two wash-deck tubs with sand, with which I designed to fill my square box-like arrangement on the poop as a protection for the deck from the flames of my projected flare.

The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Harry Collingwood 1886

I placed upon it a couple of wash-deck tubs, put a shovel in one of them, and paddled myself ashore to the small sandbank about half a mile away.

The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Harry Collingwood 1886