- 1. n. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. Source: opted
- 2. n. a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor Source: wordnet
- 3. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.] Source: webster
- 4. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, whomoves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in anopprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs.[Western U.S.] Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor Source: ecdict
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