deadwood

plural deadwoods

1. countableuncountableDead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.

   Synonyms: deadfall

2. countablefigurativelyuncountablePeople or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
3. countablefigurativelyuncountableMoney not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
4. countableuncountablebowlingPins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
5. countableuncountablenauticalVertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
6. broadlycountableuncountableStructural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.

   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

7. countableuncountablerummycard gamesCards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
8. countableuncountablecard gamesCards that have been discarded.

1. A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.
2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
3. An unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.
4. A ghost town in Placer County, California, United States.
5. A ghost town in Siskiyou County, California, United States.
6. A ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
9. A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
10. An unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States.