deads

English

Verb

deads

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dead

Noun

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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