“dead-man's”

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

noun

: any of several European orchids (genus Orchis) having pale digitate roots (especially O. mascula, O. maculata, O. latifolia, and O. morio)

deadman's hand

noun

deadman'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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