(uncountable, Canada, US) Coarse woody debris; deadwood.
Heaver forest growth on the north-facing slopes, together with considerable deadfall and soil cover, makes geologic interpretation there difficult.
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(countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
It [the wolverine] is so cunning as rarely to enter a deadfall itself, but will carefully pull it to pieces and then eat the bait in safety. I was informed by hunters at Selkirk Settlement that they sometimes lost the successful result o…
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(countable, US, slang) A cheap, rough bar or saloon.
The beaver trap is a deadfall of considerable weight, nicely adjusted over the animal's road or track, frequently on a dam. The animal passing under the deadfall has to step on a little stick raised an inch or two above the ground, and t…
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