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Webster 1913 Edition
Deadwood
Dead′woodˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Naut.)
A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.
2.
Dead trees or branches; useless material.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deadwood
DEAD'WOOD
,Noun.
DEAD'WORKS, n. The parts of a ship which are above the surface of the water, when she is balanced for a voyage.
DEAF, n. deef.
Definition 2024
Deadwood
Deadwood
English
Proper noun
Deadwood
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
- A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
- One of a few ghost towns in California, US.
- A city in South Dakota, US.
deadwood
deadwood
English
Noun
deadwood (countable and uncountable, plural deadwoods)
- Course woody debris.
- People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
- Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
- (bowling) Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
- (nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
- (by extension) Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
- 1808, The Southwestern Reporter (volume 42, page 1066)
- The defendant […] sustained the injuries at Swatzell's switch, by getting his arm caught between the deadwoods of two freight cars […]
- 1808, The Southwestern Reporter (volume 42, page 1066)
- (rummy) Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
- (poker) Cards that have been discarded.