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Daemon

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exhume

(verb) Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies.

Synonyms: disinter

Usage: Hoping to uncover evidence of foul play, the police chief ordered that the body be exhumed.

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From Mel Brooks' classic film spoof, Young Frankenstein:

[Froederick and Igor are exhuming a dead criminal]
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: What a filthy job.
Igor: Could be worse.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: How?
Igor: Could be raining.
[it starts to pour]

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