Catchword: deadman

Note: This term is covered in many mainstream dictionaries.

Filed Under: English, Construction & Buildings

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: The church purchased an old school building, and member Gordon Ethridge moved it to the site on logs—with a little help from a “deadman,” Gatliff said. Another log, commonly called a deadman, was buried out ahead of the building and used as an anchor during the moving process. “They would pull it down to the deadman, then they would rebury it,” Gatliff explained.

Article or Document Title:
“Elam Baptist marks two centuries with book, celebration” (URL)

Author:
Rodney Manley

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Telegraph

Publishing Location:
Macon, Georgia

Date of Publication:
Aug. 2, 2008

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