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noun
1.
the dead branches on a tree; dead branches or trees.
2.
useless or burdensome persons or things: He cut the deadwood from his staff.
3.
(in writing) unnecessary words, phrases, or exposition; expendable verbiage.
4.
Nautical. a solid construction, serving only as reinforcement, located between the keel of a vessel and the stem or sternpost.
5.
Bowling. pins remaining on the alley after having been knocked down by the ball.
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| —n | |
| 1. | dead trees or branches |
| 2. | informal a useless person; encumbrance |
| 3. | nautical a filler piece between the keel and the stern of a wooden vessel |
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Word Origin & History
deadwood
1887 in fig. sense of "useless person or thing," orig. Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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deadwood
city, seat (1877) of Lawrence county, western South Dakota, U.S. Located just northeast of Lead and about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Rapid City, Deadwood lies in a canyon formed by Whitewood Creek in the northern Black Hills, more than 4,530 feet (1,380 metres) above sea level. Built at the base of the steep wooded inclines of Deadwood Gulch and extending up the hillsides, it was named for the dead trees found in the canyon.
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