deck jewellery

deck jewellery
 n.— «She’s been referred to as “deck jewellery” but the lone female crew member on board Sydney to Hobart favourite Konica Minolta isn’t worried. To her crewmates, 32-year-old Melinda Aldridge is just one of the boys—provided she pulls her weight as a grinder to hoist the super maxi’s gigantic 150 kilogram main sail.» —“Lone female crew no deck jewellery” The Age (Australia) Dec. 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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