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The following 5 entries include the term dead man 's.
dead man's float
noun: a prone floating position with the arms extended forward
dead man's eye
noundead-man's-fingers
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction: any of several European orchids (genus Orchis) having pale digitate roots (especially O. mascula, O. maculata, O. latifolia, and O. morio)
deadman's hand
noundeadman's handle
noun: a handle on a machine having a small button on it which must be kept pressed down by the hand to continue contact so that if the operator is incapacitated contact is broken and the machine stops
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