deadwood

tarpeeton henkilö, tarpeeton tavara

kuolleet oksat coarse Course woody debris.
People or things judged to be superfluous to an organization or project.
Money not realized by exiting a winning pump trade too early.
puhekieltä pin Pins that have fallen and have not been cleared from the alley.
puhekieltä vertical Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
puhekieltä Structural material on a load-carrying vehicle that reduces the available cargo space.
1808, The Southwestern Reporter (volume 42, page 1066)

The defendant (..) sustained the injuries at Swatzell's switch, by getting his arm caught between the deadwoods of two freight cars (..)