deadfall

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Synonyms: deadball, dewfall, headwall, dreadfull, dead ball, dead wall, deadfalls

Antonyms: deadball, dewfall, headwall, dreadfull, dead ball, dead wall, deadfalls

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|Canada|US}} [[coarse|Coarse]] [[woody]] [[debris]]; [[deadwood]].
2. {{lb|en|countable|Canada|US|hunting}} A kind of [[trap#Noun|trap]] for [[animal]]s, consisting of a [[heavy]] [[board#Noun|board]] or [[log#Noun|log]] that [[fall#Verb|falls]] on to the [[prey#Noun|prey]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|US|slang}} A [[cheap]], [[rough#Adjective|rough]] [[bar#Noun|bar]] or [[saloon]].

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