deady

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noun

(A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.

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Meanings

deady1

noundeady (uncountable)

alternative Deady

  1. UKobsoleteslanguncountable(A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.

    Nor took a punch nor given a swing, / But just soaked deady round the ring / Until their brains and bloods were foul / Enough to make their throttles howl, […]

    1911, John Masefield, The Everlasting Mercy, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., page 7

Deady2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
nounDeady (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of deady.

Origin

From Deady, the last name of David Deady and his brother James Deady, distillers in London in the early 1800s.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

deady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deady

MLA

“deady.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deady. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deady,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deady.

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