dead-melt
[ ded-melt ]
/ ˈdɛdˈmɛlt /
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verb (used with object) Metallurgy.
to melt (steel) until killed.
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Origin of dead-melt
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby dead-melt
dead man's handle, dead man walking, dead march, dead matter, dead meat, dead-melt, deadname, dead nettle, dead of, dead-on, dead on one's feet
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