What is a place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse called?
morgue — A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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