A cold, clammy sweat preceding death.

plural of death-damp

plural of death-fire

(obsolete) A will o' the wisp thought to presage death.

plural of death book

A book that records deaths which have occurred in a particular community, or under the watch of a particular surgeon, etc.

plural of death penalty

plural of death house

(television) graveyard slot

(insurance) Describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).