When advising young players, my coach would often say, 'trust everybody, but always cut the deck,' using the proverb to emphasize cautious optimism.

The deckside benches provided a perfect view of the harbor at sunrise.

After the storm, she used a deckscrub to remove the stubborn algae from the ship's wooden planks.

At the yard sale, they auctioned off decksful of old playing cards to collectors.

The maintenance team stored the deckscrubs in the shed after finishing the job.