Originally Posted By: tsuwm
OED actually cites it later: 1939 S. CHAMBERLAIN Nantucket 25 Variously termed a ‘Captain's Walk’, or the ‘*Widow's Walk’, it is just ‘The Walk’ in Nantucket.

Umm... Despite the title, the original post and the first two replies are actually about "crow's nest" not "widow's walk".

Last edited by Myridon; 06/27/08 10:38 PM.