stop lead en · VERB
Meanings
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(US, dated, slang) To be killed by a bullet from a gun.
It don't never rain in this damned country and you'll stop lead or stretch rope if you keeps shootin' cattle.
1935, Mari Sandoz, Old Jules, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stops lead | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stopped lead | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stopped lead | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stopping lead | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |