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Dead-Eye
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; - used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dead-Eye'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/dead-eye.html. 1828.