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deck hand

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noun

Nautical. a sailor whose duties are performed on deck.

Origin of deck hand

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby deck hand

deck bridge, deck chair, deck crane, deck department, deck gang, deck hand, deck hook, deck lid, deck light, deck load, deck log

Example sentences from the Web for deck hand

A deck-hand tossed a cast-line to the steamer's deck, and Mayo promptly threw it back.

Blow The Man Down |Holman Day
"Buck," called the mate to the deck-hand who was on duty forward.

Down South |Oliver Optic
"That's what my father told me; and he is a deck-hand on board of the Champlain," persisted Nat.

All Adrift |Oliver Optic
He swapped his neat suit of brown with a deck-hand, and received some particularly unkempt garments.

Blow The Man Down |Holman Day

"Yes, sir; three or four of us were on deck at the time, if there is any doubt about it," replied the deck-hand.

Down South |Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for deck hand

deck hand

noun

a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship

(in Britain) a seaman over 17 years of age who has seen sea duty for at least one year

a helper aboard a yacht