iron-sick

or i·ron·sick

[ ahy-ern-sik ]

adjectiveNautical.
  1. 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

1
First 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