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iron-sick
or i·ron·sick
[ ahy-ern-sik ]
/ ˈaɪ ərnˌsɪk /
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adjective Nautical.
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.
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Origin of iron-sick
First recorded in 1620–30
OTHER WORDS FROM iron-sick
iron sickness, nounWords nearby iron-sick
iron-pumper, iron putty, iron pyrites, iron rations, Irons, iron-sick, ironside, ironsides, iron sights, irons in the fire, too many, ironsmith
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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