Associations to the word «Deadfall»

Wiktionary

DEADFALL, noun. (US) A kind of trap for large animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
DEADFALL, noun. Deadwood
DEADFALL, noun. (US) (slang) A cheap, rough saloon or bar.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky