dockhand

noun

dock·hand | \ ˈdäk-ˌhand

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Definition of dockhand

: longshoreman

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a trade embargo that was especially hard on the nation's dockhands

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Just stepping onto the log from the dock, then maintaining balance as the log was pushed out into the water by dockhands with poles, looked like a challenge. — David G. Molyneaux, miamiherald, "Where else can you watch log rolling, a herring toss and Fools on Spools?," 19 Aug. 2017

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The first known use of dockhand was in 1920

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