While certainly of utmost importance, there was no pooping on the poop deck. That was done on the Head, usually mounted near the bow, close to the forecastle.
The toilet was at the front, a hole in the deck, leading down onto the figurehead. They literally relieved themselves on top of a statue. That is the origin of the term!!!
While certainly of utmost importance, there was no pooping on the poop deck. That was done on the Head, usually mounted near the bow, close to the forecastle.
Pooping on the head. I see what they did there.
They literally did poop on the head. https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P914K5/figure-head-from-sailing-ship-in-the-tall-ships-regata-velas-latinoamerica-2018-P914K5.jpg
The toilet was at the front, a hole in the deck, leading down onto the figurehead. They literally relieved themselves on top of a statue. That is the origin of the term!!!