Naut. Also 7 forepike. [f. FORE- pref. + PEAK.] The extreme end of the forehold in the angle of the bows.
1693. R. Lyde, Retaking a Ship, 11. I will command three of them down into the Fore-pike. Ibid., 17. A Scuttle on the larboard side that went down into the Forepeak.
1835. Marryat, Three Cutt., i. Luxury starts from abaft, and is not wholly lost, even at the fore-peak.
1890. Times, 6 Feb., 5/6. The collision-bulkhead, separating the forepeak from the watertight compartments.
