- kentledge
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1607 pig iron or scrap metal used as ballast
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
kentledge
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Kentledge — Kent ledge, n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See {Cant} edge, angle.] (Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also {kintlidge}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kentledge — [kent′lij] n. [Fr quintelage < quintal, QUINTAL + age: see AGE] pig iron used as permanent ballast in a ship … English World dictionary
kentledge — /kent lij/, n. Naut. pig iron used as permanent ballast. [1600 10; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
kentledge — noun a) Weights (often scrap iron) used as permanent ballast on ships. b) A system of weights (usually concrete or cast iron blocks) used for load testing piled foundations … Wiktionary
kentledge — pig iron used as ballast in ship s hold Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
kentledge — n. scrap metal used as ballast (Nautical) … English contemporary dictionary
kentledge — kent·ledge … English syllables
kentledge — kent•ledge [[t]ˈkɛnt lɪdʒ[/t]] n. naut. navig. scrap metal or pig iron used as ballast • Etymology: 1600–10; orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
kentledge — /ˈkɛntlɪdʒ/ (say kentlij) noun pig iron used as permanent ballast in a ship. {origin uncertain} …
kentledge — The pig iron ballast of a ship … Ballentine's law dictionary
