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kentledge

(kent′lij)

noun

pig iron used as permanent ballast in a ship

Origin: Fr quintelage < quintal, quintal + -age: see -age

See kentledge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Nautical

Pig iron used as permanent ballast.

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