iron-sick
or i·ron·sick
[ ahy-ern-sik ]
adjectiveNautical.
noting a wooden hull, fastened with iron, in which chemical interaction between the iron and the wood has resulted in the decay of both; nail-sick.
Origin of iron-sick
1First recorded in 1620–30
Other words from iron-sick
- iron sickness, noun
Words Nearby iron-sick
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How to use iron-sick in a sentence
That old ship of the faith was leaky and iron-sick, and down by the head and heel, as they say at sea.
'Charge It' | Irving Bacheller
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