kentledge

[ kent-lij ]

nounNautical.
  1. pig iron used as permanent ballast.

Origin of kentledge

1
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain

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kentledge

/ (ˈkɛntlɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. nautical scrap metal used as ballast in a vessel

Origin of kentledge

1
C17: perhaps from Old French quintelage ballast, from quintal hundredweight, ultimately from Arabic qintār; see kantar

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