A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw).
A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw).
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(figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
A dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal.
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.
(, usually, not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.).
(AU, NZ, historical) A room or building behind a bar where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up.
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