deckhand
pronunciation
How to pronounce deckhand in British English:
UK [ˈdekhænd]
How to pronounce deckhand in American English:
US [ˈdekhænd]
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- Noun:
- a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
Word Origin
- deckhand (n.)
- 1844, American English, from deck (n.) + hand (n.).
Example
- 1. He 's my new deckhand and my new cook .
- 2. That you ve ended up a rum pot deckhand what takes orders from pirates ?
- 3. The lucky man was ian henry , who was also working as a deckhand before going up to oxford .
- 4. That you 've ended up a rum-pot deckhand what takes orders from pirates ?