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DEADFALL

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dead⋅fall

  [ded-fawl]
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–noun
1. a trap, esp. for large game, in which a weight falls on and crushes the prey.
2. a mass of brush and fallen trees.
Origin:
1605–15; dead + fall
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dead·fall   (děd'fôl')   
n.  

  1. A trap for large animals in which a heavy weight is arranged to fall on and kill or disable the prey.

  2. A mass of fallen timber and tangled brush.

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