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Skull and crossbones
skull and crossbones
A skull and crossbones is a picture of a human skull above a pair of crossed bones which warns of death or danger. It used to appear on the flags of pirate ships and is now sometimes found on containers holding poisonous substances. Skull and crossbones stickers on the drums aroused the suspicion of the customs officers. N-SING
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noun (plural skulls and crossbones) Date: 1826 a representation of a human skull over crossbones usually used as a warning of danger to life ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n 1 a picture of a human skull with two bones crossed below it, used in former times on the flags of pirate1 (3) ships 2 a picture of a human skull with two bones crossed below it, used on containers to show that what is inside is very dangerous ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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