dead a Cp OED ~ D 2 ~ cart 'during pestilence' (1722-).
   Comb dead car(t): hearse.
   1930 BARNES 185 They were dying that quick that they couldn't get coffins—couldn't get anything to bury them in. They had what they called the 'dead carts' and Joe Bell, he was an old captain but he used to drive one of them. 1931 BYRNES 89 [We hid] our frightened heads under the blankets, as we heard, oh so distinctly, the 'Dead Car' go rumbling by our window.
   dead-eye: sore or callus on hand (P 148-60).
   C 69-23 One type of dead eye is the boil without a head. The second type is a callus that forms on a fisherman's palms after continuous hauling of trawls or cod-traps. These are little white heads which appear in the centre of the galls and can be picked off periodically.
   dead-man: see DEAD-MAN.
   dead moss: beard moss (Usnea barbata); DEER MOSS.
   1971 NOSEWORTHY 191 ~ Whitish moss hanging on fir trees, usually on dead branches. It can be used for making yellow, brown, and green dye for wool.
   dead snow: loosely packed snow without firm surface.
   [1811] 1915 HOWLEY 74 Most of this day's travelling smooth, with dead snow, the sledges consequently hauled heavy.

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