Lexic.us

2. Noun. deadwood ¹

3. Noun. (US slang) A cheap, rough saloon or bar. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deadfall

1. a type of animal trap [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deadfall

Literary usage of Deadfall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Underground: Gambling and Its Horrors. by Thomas Wallace Knox (1876)
""Well," said he, «I believe you call it in California a deadfall. ... If the deadfall supplies food as well as drink, the waiters are known by the elegant ..."

2. Castorologia; Or, The History and Traditions of the Canadian Beaver by Horace Tassie Martin (1892)
"... the statement that " beaver hunting, anciently, was a favorite sport on the continent, if not in England." THE deadfall (AS NOW USED FOR MINK OR SABLE. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"The simplest form of killing ttap is the fall, or deadfall, in which a heavy ... The most interesting part of the deadfall, however, is not the crushing of ..."

4. Camp Kits and Camp Life by Charles Stedman Hanks (1906)
"well under the deadfall before he can pull at the bait which pulls the prop ... Another kind of deadfall is made by driving into the ground inside the log ..."

5. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"Select a heavy stick for the deadfall, and a very much smaller stick for the ... Tie the inside end of the trigger loosely to the deadfall, and adjust the ..."

6. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper: Experiences and Observations of E. N by Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock (1913)
"This style of a deadfall is alright as to handling bait, ... In making this style of a deadfall it is not necessary to use a string and the forked stakes ..."

7. Alone in the Wilderness by Joseph Knowles (1913)
"The bait for this trap is placed on the back of the deadfall, and is protected by brush and sticks in such a way that it can only be reached from the front ..."

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