Plural of dockhand; multiple laborers working at docks to load, unload, and manage cargo.
Standard plural of 'dockhand,' formed by adding '-s.' The term became common in the 19th-20th centuries as ports grew into major urban industries.
The word 'dockhands' conjures entire communities—waterfront neighborhoods in cities like Liverpool, New York, and Hamburg were completely organized around the rhythm of ship arrivals and the work of dockhands.
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