Definitions for iron-sick

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iron-sick i·ron-sick

Spelling: [ahy-ern-sik]

IPA: /ˈaɪ ərnˌsɪk/

Iron-Sick is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in iron-sick (-ciiknors).

Definitions for iron-sick

adjective

1. noting a wooden hull, fastened with iron, in which chemical interaction between the iron and the wood has resulted in the decay of both; nail-sick.

Origin of iron-sick

First recorded in 1620-30

Examples for iron-sick

That old ship of the faith was leaky and iron-sick, and down by the head and heel, as they say at sea.