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dead man's arm

dead man's arm noun: a roly-poly pudding.

Noun

dead man's arm

  1. A roly-poly pudding.

Origin of dead man's arm

Traditionally, such puddings were sometimes steamed and served in an old shirt sleeve.

Questions about dead man's arm

What does dead man's arm mean?
Dead man's arm means a roly-poly pudding.
What part of speech is dead man's arm?
Dead man's arm is a noun.

Words near dead man's arm in the dictionary

  1. dead loss
  2. dead losses
  3. dead mall
  4. dead man
  5. dead man walking
  6. dead man's arm
  7. dead man's brake
  8. dead man's brakes
  9. dead man's fingers
  10. dead man's float
  11. dead man's floats

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