Meaning of dead man | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dead man's switch.
2. A bottle of alcoholic drink that has been consumed.
   slang
3. An extra loaf stolen from a bakery by a servant who smuggles it into the customer's basket (and sometimes fraudulently charges it to the customer).
   UK, obsolete, slang

Examples

“A crusty loaf at your service — but master gets over-crusty, 'cause last week's bill ar'nt paid. I'm no "snatcher," altho' now and then I make "a dead man." […] We all admit the baker's skill, / To charge a dead man in his bill; […]”

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