"dead wood" meaning in English

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          "_dis1": "71 29",
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          "sense": "(literally) wood that is dead",
          "word": "kuollut puu"
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          "sense": "(literally) wood that is dead",
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          "word": "bois mort"
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        "Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight."
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        "(figuratively) Matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless; bloat, dead weight."
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
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          "sense": "(figuratively) matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless",
          "word": "riippakivi"
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          "sense": "(figuratively) matters or things that have become unnecessary or otherwise useless",
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          "word": "bois mort"
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      "sense": "(literally) wood that is dead",
      "word": "kuollut puu"
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      "sense": "(literally) wood that is dead",
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      "sense": "(literally) wood that is dead",
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