What is DEADWOOD?

Question

MEANING

Answer 1

Deadwood, named for the dead trees found in its gulch, is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.[3] The population was 1,380 at the 2000 census. The city includes the Deadwood Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, whose borders may be the city limits.

Answer 2

Literally it is wood from a tree that is so dry that it is not suitable for burning (it flairs up and burns too quick).  For a person, usually working at a company, someone who is worthless and does not contribute to the company and is sometimes a detriment.

Answer 3

Deadwood is an HBO series -



The outlaw camp of Deadwood marches slowly towards civilization, facing its first elections. But the power struggles continue over everything in Deadwood—influence, money, and whores—as the founding camp members form strategic alliances to face down the threat of a powerful newcomer, seeking to remake Deadwood in his image.

http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/

Answer 4

Dead wood, is wood that is dead, not growing.  So if someone is called dead wood, they are just in place, not productive.

  It is also a town in South Dakota, where Wild Bill Hickock died, where Calamity Jane is buried, of gold rush fame, and was the basis for the HBO series of the same name.