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stevedores
noun(ste-ve-dore)
one who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port
stevedores
verb(ste-ve-dore)
to handle (cargo) as a stevedore; also : to load or unload the cargo of (a ship) in port
stevedores
verb(ste-ve-dore)
to work as a stevedore
stevedores
noun(ste-ve-dore)
a stopper knot similar to a figure eight knot but with one or more extra turns —called also stevedore's knot

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