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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Dead Water

The eddy-water closing in with the ship's stern, as she passes through the water. It shifts its place, but is like taking money from one pocket and putting it into another.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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