dead man
noun1
A dead man's switch.
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Slang A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed.
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UK, Obsolete, Slang 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).
- 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; […]1833, Francis West, Fun for winter evenings, page 27:
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Alternative Alternative form of deadman.