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Eventually, the preview teases a new stew coming on board, as well as deckhand Kyle Stillie and Barbie's flirtatious relationship getting some air time as they're shown embracing each other.
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Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
That, coupled with her unwanted advances on deckhand Adam Kodra, resulted in her termination.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2023
According to Kraft the average charter deckhand is more educated than ever about how to best care for fish while at sea.
—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
As soon as a fish hits the deck (gently, so as not to bruise the meat) a deckhand dispatches it with a spike to the brain or spinal cord, which kills the fish quickly and reduces thrashing, which can stress the meat.
—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
But the Wei Yu 18’s foreman told Fadhil that he was required to stay for two years, according to two other deckhands.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Chinese officers regularly beat Indonesian deckhands for mistakes, slights or slowness, Reyes said.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The deckhands then tossed it into plastic baskets for sorting.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
On several occasions, the deckhands quickly wrote their replies, often providing phone numbers for family back home, and then tossed the bottles back into the water.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
That, coupled with her unwanted advances on deckhand Adam Kodra, resulted in her termination.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2023
According to Kraft the average charter deckhand is more educated than ever about how to best care for fish while at sea.
—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
As soon as a fish hits the deck (gently, so as not to bruise the meat) a deckhand dispatches it with a spike to the brain or spinal cord, which kills the fish quickly and reduces thrashing, which can stress the meat.
—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
But the Wei Yu 18’s foreman told Fadhil that he was required to stay for two years, according to two other deckhands.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Chinese officers regularly beat Indonesian deckhands for mistakes, slights or slowness, Reyes said.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
The deckhands then tossed it into plastic baskets for sorting.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
On several occasions, the deckhands quickly wrote their replies, often providing phone numbers for family back home, and then tossed the bottles back into the water.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined above
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deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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