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Deadhead   /dˈɛdhˌɛd/   Listen
Deadhead

noun
1.
A nonenterprising person who is not paying his way.
2.
A train or bus or taxi traveling empty.





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"Deadhead" Quotes from Famous Books



... the marsh and climbed the gravel-bed in time to see the steel cable of the skip tighten, carrying the drag swiftly along the track. The endless cable propelling the contrivance ran through a metal block which was secured to a deadhead sunk between the ties, and up to this post Dan hastened. He carried a cold-chisel and hammer, but he found no use for them, for the pulley was roped to the deadhead. Drawing his knife, he sawed at the manila strands. Men ...
— The Iron Trail • Rex Beach


Words linked to "Deadhead" :   nonworker, public transport


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