deadwood

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Dead branches or wood on a tree, or coarse woody debris.
 * 2) People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
 * 3) Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
 * 4)  Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
 * 5)  Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
 * 6)  Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
 * 7)  Cards in a hand that do not contribute to sets and which are usually counted as points against the player holding the hand.
 * 8)  Cards that have been discarded.
 * 1)  Cards that have been discarded.

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