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deady

deady noun: (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.

Noun (1)

deady (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
    • Nor took a punch nor given a swing, / But just soaked deady round the ring / Until their brains and bloods were foul / Enough to make their throttles howl, […]1911, John Masefield, The Everlasting Mercy, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., page 7

Proper noun capitalized: Deady

Deady

  1. A surname.

Noun (2) capitalized: Deady

Deady (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of deady.

Forms of deady

alternative formDeady

Origin of deady

From Deady, the last name of David Deady and his brother James Deady, distillers in London in the early 1800s.

Questions about deady

What does deady mean?
Deady means (A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
What part of speech is deady?
Deady can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near deady in the dictionary

  1. deadwood
  2. deadwoods
  3. deadwork
  4. deadworks
  5. Deadwyler
  6. deady
  7. deadzone
  8. deadzones
  9. deae ex machina
  10. deaerate
  11. deaerated

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