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deep-six definition

deep·-six (-siks′)

noun

  1. Archaic burial at sea
  2. a discarding or disposing of something

Etymology: from the custom of burial at sea in at least six fathoms

transitive verb

to get rid of, as by throwing overboard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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