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dead horse

noun dead horses

  1. dated, uncountable, usually 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.
  2. Australia, slang, uncountable, usually Tomato sauce.

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@misc{dead_horse_2026,
  title = {dead horse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dead%20horse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}