disapproval People or things that have been used for a very long time and that are no longer considered to be useful can be referred to as dead wood. the idea that historical linguistics is so much dead wood
a city in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is well known for its part in the history of the American Old West. Wild Bill Hickok, a skilled gunfighter, was shot here in 1876. Both he and Calamity Jane, a woman famous for her skill in shooting, are buried in Deadwood