kentledge
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kentledge
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Captain Biddle threw overboard some of his heavy spars, cut away the sheet anchor and flung several tons of kentledge into the sea.
From Dewey and Other Naval Commanders by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
The nets, booms, kentledge, and grapnels which he arranged around the Argus made a formidable appearance against one torpedo-boat and eight bad oarsmen.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
My breast has felt the last four-and-twenty hours as if a ton of kentledge had been stowed in it.
From Pathfinder; or, the inland sea by Cooper, James Fenimore
Laying the body out on the forehatch, it was stitched up in one of the hammocks, some "kentledge" being placed at the feet instead of shot.
From Omoo by Melville, Herman
By sport of bitter weather We're walty, strained, and scarred From the kentledge on the kelson To the slings upon the yard.
From Verses 1889-1896 by Kipling, Rudyard
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