deckie

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noun

A deckhand.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noundeckie (plural deckies)

plural deckies

  1. informalnauticalA deckhand.

    I used to know a deckie in Hull that got a double rupture because he forgot to saw the castors off […]

    1971, James Wood, The Friday Run, page 47

Origin

deck + -ie

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APA

deckie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckie

MLA

“deckie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deckie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deckie.

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