deads

D2E1A1D2S1

noun

The substances that enclose the ore on every side.

RareScrabble 7

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of dead
noun
  1. pluralplural of dead.
noundeads pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybusinessThe substances that enclose the ore on every side.

    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.

    1911, Mining Journal, volume 94, page 811
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