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deadwood

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1. deadwood - Noun

2. Deadwood - Proper noun

Meaning

A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.

Dead trees or branches; useless material.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I was in Deadwood at the time and on hearing of the killing made my way at once to the scene of the shooting and found that my friend had been killed by McCall. Calamity Jane

Obviously I struck gold with Deadwood. No pun intended. Jim Beaver

An undercut occurs if a player knocks and the defending player's deadwood points are less than or equal to the knocking player's. Source: Internet

The award-winning Hollywood costume designer known for her work on the stylish series "Mad Men," "Deadwood" and last year's "Why Women Kill" has inked a new deal with Colorado Springs-based men's wear upstart Inherent Clothier. Source: Internet

Olyphant made an entire acting career out of portraying individualistic, non-conformist but heroic characters, such as Raylan Givens in Justified and Seth Bullock in Deadwood. Source: Internet

In tournament rules the game is played in best of five with 250 points per game. citation Knocking In standard gin, only a player with 10 or fewer points of deadwood may knock. Source: Internet

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