steelie

¹

[stee-lee]

noun

a playing marble made of steel.

Origin of steelie

¹

First recorded in 1920–25; steel + -ie

steelie

²

[stee-lee]

noun Informal.

steelhead.

Origin of steelie

²

First recorded in 1920–25; steel(head) + -ie

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