dead legn.

Brit.

/ˈdɛd ˌlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈdɛd ˌlɛɡ/, Irish English /ˈdɛd ˌlɛɡ/ (in sense 3 also)Brit.

/ˌdɛd ˈlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˌdɛd ˈlɛɡ/, Irish English /ˌdɛd ˈlɛɡ/

Forms: 1900s– dead leg, 1900s– dead-leg, 1900s– deadleg (sense 2).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dead adj., leg n.

Etymology: < dead adj. + leg n.

British and Irish English.

1. Plumbing. A length of pipe between a hot-water cylinder and a hot tap, in which standing water cools when the tap is off, wasting water and energy.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > types of

suspiral1420

quillc1433

boss?1521

susper1532

fountain-pipe1664

pump log1816

wash-out1903

tie-line1949

dead leg1953

1953 D. G. E. Axford Low Pressure Hot Water Heating ii. i. 55 Local water regulations invariably set a limit to the length of dead legs.

1982 E. Hall David & Charles Man. Home Plumbing v. 98/2 Dead legs should be as short as possible and the storage cylinder should be situated close to the hot tap which is in most constant use.

1998 This Caring Business Feb. 2/3 [An] engineering consultant who will quote DO8 at you, HS (G) TO, deadlegs and mixer valves.

2. slang. Usually in form deadleg. An idle or worthless person; a dead-beat, a ‘loser’.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person

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arrant1605

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hilding1611

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thimble-maker1654

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never-do-well1664

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shack1682

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shabaroon1699

shag-bag1699

houndsfoot1710

ne'er-do-well1737

trumpery1738

rap1742

hallion1789

scamp1808

waffie1808

ne'er-do-good1814

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rodney1877

toe-ragger1896

low-lifer1902

punk1904

lowlife1909

ringtail1916

git1939

no-hoper1944

schlub1950

piss artist1962

dead leg1964

1964 A. Prior Z Cars Again iv. 30 I don't mind dealing with villains, tealeaves and general deadlegs all day.

1977 J. Rosenthal Spend, Spend, Spend in Bar Mitzvah Boy & Other Television Plays (1987) 169 You'll get your beer and Woodbines, you bloody deadleg! I won't see you short.

1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xv. 132 A film team made up of deadlegs plodding through the undefined screenplay of a failed writer is heading for certain ruin, no?

1995 Guardian 22 Dec. ii. 20/2 Fleck is an emotional deadleg, a compulsive labeller and filer.

3. colloquial. A temporarily numb and weak leg, usually one deliberately caused by a kick or blow, esp. of a person's knee to another's thigh. Frequently in to give (a person) a dead leg. Cf. dead-leg v.

ΚΠ

1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 1 Dec. 14/1 Striker Marc North came off with a deadleg, as did utility man Ian Toale, whose groin also began hurting again.

1993 R. Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1994) 4 I got Sinbad back for it; I gave him a dead leg.

2001 P. Marber Howard Katz 32 They'd steal my bag, hit me, gimme a dead leg, you know?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	dead leg
释义	dead legn. Brit. /ˈdɛd ˌlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈdɛd ˌlɛɡ/, Irish English /ˈdɛd ˌlɛɡ/ (in sense 3 also)Brit. /ˌdɛd ˈlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˌdɛd ˈlɛɡ/, Irish English /ˌdɛd ˈlɛɡ/ Forms: 1900s– dead leg, 1900s– dead-leg, 1900s– deadleg (sense 2). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dead adj., leg n. Etymology: < dead adj. + leg n. British and Irish English. 1. Plumbing. A length of pipe between a hot-water cylinder and a hot tap, in which standing water cools when the tap is off, wasting water and energy. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > types of suspiral1420 quillc1433 boss?1521 susper1532 fountain-pipe1664 pump log1816 wash-out1903 tie-line1949 dead leg1953 1953 D. G. E. Axford Low Pressure Hot Water Heating ii. i. 55 Local water regulations invariably set a limit to the length of dead legs. 1982 E. Hall David & Charles Man. Home Plumbing v. 98/2 Dead legs should be as short as possible and the storage cylinder should be situated close to the hot tap which is in most constant use. 1998 This Caring Business Feb. 2/3 [An] engineering consultant who will quote DO8 at you, HS (G) TO, deadlegs and mixer valves. 2. slang. Usually in form deadleg. An idle or worthless person; a dead-beat, a ‘loser’. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person brethelingc1275 filec1300 dogc1330 ribald1340 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 triflera1382 brothelc1390 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 vagrant1444 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 carrion1547 slim1548 unsel155. pelf1551 shifterc1562 rag1566 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 nothing-worth1580 baggage1594 roly-poly1602 bash-rag1603 arrant1605 ragabash?1609 flabergullion1611 hilding1611 hard bargain1612 slubberdegullion1612 vauneant1621 knick-knacker1622 idle-pack1624 slabberdegullion1653 thimble-maker1654 whiffler1659 never-do-well1664 good-for-nought1671 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shabaroon1699 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 hallion1789 scamp1808 waffie1808 ne'er-do-good1814 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 good-for-nothing1847 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 toe-rag1875 rodney1877 toe-ragger1896 low-lifer1902 punk1904 lowlife1909 ringtail1916 git1939 no-hoper1944 schlub1950 piss artist1962 dead leg1964 1964 A. Prior Z Cars Again iv. 30 I don't mind dealing with villains, tealeaves and general deadlegs all day. 1977 J. Rosenthal Spend, Spend, Spend in Bar Mitzvah Boy & Other Television Plays (1987) 169 You'll get your beer and Woodbines, you bloody deadleg! I won't see you short. 1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xv. 132 A film team made up of deadlegs plodding through the undefined screenplay of a failed writer is heading for certain ruin, no? 1995 Guardian 22 Dec. ii. 20/2 Fleck is an emotional deadleg, a compulsive labeller and filer. 3. colloquial. A temporarily numb and weak leg, usually one deliberately caused by a kick or blow, esp. of a person's knee to another's thigh. Frequently in to give (a person) a dead leg. Cf. dead-leg v. ΚΠ 1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 1 Dec. 14/1 Striker Marc North came off with a deadleg, as did utility man Ian Toale, whose groin also began hurting again. 1993 R. Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1994) 4 I got Sinbad back for it; I gave him a dead leg. 2001 P. Marber Howard Katz 32 They'd steal my bag, hit me, gimme a dead leg, you know? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1953
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