deads

English

Verb

deads

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dead

Noun

deads pl (plural only)

1. (mining) The substances that enclose the ore on every side.
   • 1911, Mining Journal, volume 94, page 811:

     If there are no “deads” brought by hand the filling does not shrink from the back of the gunnie, but deads soon settle and lose a tenth of the height.

Anagrams

• addes, saded