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skull and crossbones
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skull and crossbones
alerts consumers to presence of poison; represents death. [Folklore: Misc.]
See : Danger

skull and crossbones
symbolizing mortality; sign on poison bottles. [World Culture: Brewer Dictionary, 1009]
See : Death


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My next addition to the bike is going to be a big flag with a unicorn skull and cross bones.
When a powerful senator proposes a law that would require a large, skull and cross bones on every package of cigarettes (ostensibly to reach illiterates and immigrants who haven't learned English yet), Nick imagines that the industry might take the opportunity to come clean.
Players will have to watch out for the black boxes marked with a skull and cross bones -- as these do major damage to the player's own car.
 
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