dead man

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dead man's switch.
  2. A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed. slang
  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. Alternative form of deadman. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

dead men plural
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