Associations to the word «Deadfall»

Wiktionary

DEADFALL, noun. (US) A kind of trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
DEADFALL, noun. Deadwood
DEADFALL, noun. (US) (slang) A cheap, rough saloon or bar.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates