stone dead

[stohn-ded]

stone-dead

[stohn-ded]
adjective
undeniably dead; completely lifeless.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (north) standed. See stone, dead
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stone dead definition


  1. mod.
    dead; unquestionably dead; long dead. : The cat was stone dead and stiff as a board by the time we got to him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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