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1 people, esp. employees, who are no longer useful:
When she took over the agency, she streamlined the operation by getting rid of a lot of dead wood.
2 people or things that are no longer useful or effective:
We think that 76% of all retail money is invested in funds which are effectively dead wood.
get rid of/clear out the dead wood If the company is to improve its performance, it needs to take this opportunity to get rid of some of the deadwood.