dead president

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noun

US informal a banknote

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Word Origin for dead president

C20: from the pictures of various dead presidents that appear on US banknotes

Words nearby dead president

dead of, dead-on, dead on one's feet, deadpan, dead point, dead president, dead-reckon, dead reckoning, dead ringer, deadrise, dead run

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How to use dead president in a sentence

The publication of this story produced a profound sensation among the personal friends of the dead President.
Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian?|John B. Remsburg
Here he found a great many friends and relatives of the dead President assembled.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt|Edward Stratemeyer
All civilized mankind stood mourning around the coffin of the dead President.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume One|Abraham Lincoln
Nothing about the grave was intended for ornament or show; all was plain and substantial as the dead President wished it to be.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley

Here the dead President was committed to the soil of the State which had so loved and honored him.
The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln|Helen Nicolay