cut dead
Example Sentences
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To stop the infection from moving through her body, they cut dead tissue out of an area almost covering her entire left buttock.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
Mr. Bertolino and a small crew had worked through one recent night to cut dead brush from homes and hose away the encroaching fires.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2015
Now Skinner's task is to cut dead weight from the White House staff and reawaken the Administration's dormant domestic policy and public relations operation.
From Time Magazine Archive
To cut dead, in student use, to neglect entirely.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall
If you do not whet it after grinding, the edge will crumble away and the ax will cut "dead."
From Woodcraft by E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
