(law) The conveyance of an estate to another for money borrowed, to be held by him until the debt is paid out of the rents and profits.

fir tree

plural of deal tree

(Canada, US, slang) Synonym of raw deal

Synonym of raw deal

The heavy oil obtained in the distillation of coal tar, containing phenol, naphthalus, etc.

A sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.

An angle or space which cannot be seen or defended from behind the parapet of a fortification.

Either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.

Synonym of danse macabre