deads

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Verb

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deads

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dead

Noun

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deads pl (plural only)

  1. (mining) The substances that enclose the ore on every side.
    • 1911, Mining Journal, volume 94, page 811:
      If there are no “deads” brought by hand the filling does not shrink from the back of the gunnie, but deads soon settle and lose a tenth of the height.

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