steelie
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of steelie1
First recorded in 1920–25; steel + -ie
Origin of steelie2
First recorded in 1920–25; steel(head) + -ie
Example Sentences
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But the ride has the swiftness and hairpin turns of a steelie.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2013
Ordinary rainbows generally eat flies; the steelie -assuming it is in the mood-eats hardware: spoons, wobblers, plugs, strings of red beads, or just about anything else an imaginative fisherman happens to tie to his hook.
From Time Magazine Archive
It kills me when a guy wants a photo of a 10-pound steelie but doesn�t grab it correctly by the tail.
From Time Magazine Archive
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