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Meaning of dead horse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The period of work on board ship for which the seamen have been paid in advance (usually a month's wages), the end of this term being celebrated by parading a straw horse about the decks.
    dated, uncountable, usually
  2. Tomato sauce.
    Australia, slang, uncountable, usually

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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