dead men
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, men.
noun
The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.
Example Sentences
- "Remove eyes, dead men (gills), and sand sack if necessary."
- "“I call these the lungs,” says Colleton, pointing to the gills with the dripping, short-handled knife. “The old people call them ‘dead men.’”"
- "Once the shell is off, the crab’s gills or lungs, variously called “devil’s fingers” or “dead men” are exposed. These are gray-white, feathery-looking parts that are inedible and must be scraped off and thrown away."