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Dead man

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dead man's switch.
  2. 2
    A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed. slang
  3. 3
    An extra loaf stolen from a bakery by a servant who smuggles it into the customer's basket (and sometimes fraudulently charges it to the customer). UK, obsolete, slang

    "A crusty loaf at your service — but master gets over-crusty, 'cause last week's bill ar'nt paid. I'm no "snatcher," altho' now and then I make "a dead man." […] We all admit the baker's skill, / To charge a dead man in his bill; […]"

  4. 4
    Alternative form of deadman. alt-of, alternative

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