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dead weight

 
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–noun
1. the heavy, unrelieved weight of anything inert: The dead weight of the bear's body was over 300 pounds.
2. a heavy or oppressive burden or responsibility.
3. the weight of a railroad car, truck, etc., as distinct from its load or contents.
Also, deadweight.

Origin:
1650–60
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dead weight or dead·weight   (děd'wāt')
n.  

  1. The unrelieved weight of a heavy, motionless mass.

  2. An oppressive burden or difficulty.

  3. Abbr. DW The fixed weight of a structure or piece of equipment, such as a bridge on its supports. Also called dead load.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dead weight

A heavy or oppressive burden, as in That police record will be a dead weight on his career. This term alludes to the unrelieved weight of an inert mass. [Early 1700s]

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