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skull and crossbones

 noun
     
skull and crossbones
Related topics: Water
skull and crossbones [singular]
1TTW a picture of a human skull with two bones crossed below it, used in past times on the flags of pirate ships
2 a picture of a human skull with two bones crossed below it, used on containers to show that what is inside is poison or very dangerous
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