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dead⋅man

  [ded-man, -muhn] noun, plural -men  [-men, -muhn] , adjective
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–noun
1. Building Trades. a log, concrete block, etc., buried in the ground as an anchor.
2. a crutchlike prop temporarily supporting a pole or mast being erected.
3. Nautical.
a. an object fixed on shore to hold a mooring line temporarily.
b. a rope for hauling the boom of a derrick inboard after discharge of a load of cargo.
–adjective
4. Also, dead-man's. Machinery, Automotive. of or pertaining to a control or switch on a powered machine or vehicle that disengages a blade or clutch, applies the brake, shuts off the engine, etc., when the driver or operator ceases to press a pedal, squeeze a throttle, etc.: deadman throttle; dead-man's control.
Origin:
dead + man 1
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dead soldier

and dead man; dead marine; dead one
  1. n.
    an empty liquor or beer bottle. : Toss your dead soldiers in the garbage, please. , There's a dead one under the bed and another in the fireplace!
  2. n.
    a cigarette butt. (Less common than sense 1.) : The bum found a dead soldier on the ground and picked it up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

dead man

see dead soldier.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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