steelie
1[ stee-lee ]
/ ˈsti li /
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noun
a playing marble made of steel.
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Words nearby steelie
steel-faced, steel gray, steel grey, steel guitar, steelhead, steelie, steel lumber, steelmaker, steelmaking, steelman, steel mill
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Origin of steelie
2First recorded in 1920–25; steel(head) + -ie
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