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  • noun Used other than as an idiom: see dead,‎ men.
  • noun nautical The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.

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  • Empty bottles - because they have lost their spirit.

    "Down among the dead men let me lie" = let me get so drunk I fall off my chair.

    June 20, 2008

  • Taleless.

    September 4, 2008