"dead horse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 dead horse.ogg Forms: dead horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} dead horse (usually uncountable, plural dead horses)
  1. (dated, nautical) 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. Tags: dated, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-dead_horse-en-noun-rv4VvtpU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 36 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 36 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 34 10 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (Australia, rhyming slang) Tomato sauce. Tags: Australia, slang, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sauces
    Sense id: en-dead_horse-en-noun-teUdQSh0 Disambiguation of Sauces: 12 83 5 Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (idiomatic) Alternative form of beat a dead horse / flog a dead horse Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse Related terms: beat a dead horse, flog a dead horse
    Sense id: en-dead_horse-en-noun-kJN-AlEH

Inflected forms

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