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deckhanded

deckhanded is the simple past and past participle of deckhand.

Meaning of deckhand

Verb

deckhand (third-person singular simple present deckhands, present participle deckhanding, simple past and past participle deckhanded)

  1. (intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew.
    • You deckhand for Old Sam in the summer, you guide climbers up the Big Bump in the spring, you can skin a Cat, mine for gold, butcher a moose, fix an engine.1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN

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Questions about deckhanded

What is deckhanded the simple past and past participle of?
Deckhanded is the simple past and past participle of deckhand.

Words near deckhanded in the dictionary

  1. deckest
  2. decketh
  3. deckful
  4. deckfuls
  5. deckhand
  6. deckhanded
  7. deckhanding
  8. deckhands
  9. deckhead
  10. deckheads
  11. deckhouse

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