"dead men" meaning in English

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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, men."
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        "The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled."
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        "(nautical) The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled."
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        {
          "ref": "1992 April 26, Nathalie Dupree, “A craving for crabs”, in The Record, Bergen County, NJ, page F1:",
          "text": "Remove eyes, dead men (gills), and sand sack if necessary.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 September 26, Michael Gartland, “Drought Forces Awendaw, S.C., Crab Festival to Import from Louisiana”, in Knight Ridder Tribune Business News, page 1:",
          "text": "“I call these the lungs,” says Colleton, pointing to the gills with the dripping, short-handled knife. “The old people call them ‘dead men.’”",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 August 3, John Geiser, “Take rusties over jimmies when hunting for good-eatin’ crabs”, in Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey:",
          "text": "Once the shell is off, the crab’s gills or lungs, variously called “devil’s fingers” or “dead men” are exposed. These are gray-white, feathery-looking parts that are inedible and must be scraped off and thrown away.",
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        "The gills of edible crabs."
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        "(informal, US) The gills of edible crabs."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dead men's fingers"
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        {
          "word": "devil's fingers"
        }
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        "plural-normally"
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  "word": "dead men"
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, men."
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        "The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled."
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        "(nautical) The ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled."
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          "ref": "1992 April 26, Nathalie Dupree, “A craving for crabs”, in The Record, Bergen County, NJ, page F1:",
          "text": "Remove eyes, dead men (gills), and sand sack if necessary.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 September 26, Michael Gartland, “Drought Forces Awendaw, S.C., Crab Festival to Import from Louisiana”, in Knight Ridder Tribune Business News, page 1:",
          "text": "“I call these the lungs,” says Colleton, pointing to the gills with the dripping, short-handled knife. “The old people call them ‘dead men.’”",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 August 3, John Geiser, “Take rusties over jimmies when hunting for good-eatin’ crabs”, in Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey:",
          "text": "Once the shell is off, the crab’s gills or lungs, variously called “devil’s fingers” or “dead men” are exposed. These are gray-white, feathery-looking parts that are inedible and must be scraped off and thrown away.",
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        }
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        "The gills of edible crabs."
      ],
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        "(informal, US) The gills of edible crabs."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "dead men's fingers"
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