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a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.

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First recorded in 1905–10

That distant whirring sound you hear is a long-dead Greek physician spinning in his grave.
Why So Many Surgeons Are Psychos|Russell Saunders|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A “komitetchik par excellence,” a man of “outstanding mediocrity,” and “the grave digger of the revolution.”
Kotkin Biography Reveals Stalin's Evil Pragmatism|William O’Connor|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I read articles that say ‘here’s another white girl joining in on the dance party on the grave of hip hop,” she says.
From Church of Christ to Pansexual Rapper|Tyler Gillespie|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The amount of literal brainwork needed to do his job too such a toll on him that it sent him to an early grave,” Goode says.
From ‘The Good Wife’ to ‘The Imitation Game’: Matthew Goode Wages His Charm Offensive|Kevin Fallon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You have focused on individual events and ideas in your books about Lincoln rather than the cradle-to-grave biographical approach.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News|Scott Porch|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The water suggested the fear that he must be nearing the open sea, and he became supernaturally grave.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
After his death crowds flocked to his grave to touch his holy monument, till the authorities caused the church yard to be shut.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
They carried the two bodies together on some litters, and buried them both in the same grave.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He, therefore, did as he said; made no further observation, but conducted himself to his young friend with grave distance.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
As soon as he had seen his mother, he would set off again, and never cease searching till he had found either Ramona or her grave.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson