Definitions for kentledge

kentledge kent·ledge

Spelling: [kent-lij]
IPA: /ˈkɛnt lɪdʒ/

Kentledge is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in kentledge (deeegklnt).

Definitions for kentledge

noun

  1. pig iron used as permanent ballast.

Origin of kentledge

First recorded in 1600-10; origin uncertain

Examples for kentledge

I think you had better speak to Captain kentledge on the subject.

kentledge, kent′lej, n. pig-iron laid in a ship's hold for ballast.

She is ballasted with utilities; not altogether with unusable pig-lead and kentledge.

The ward-room was then scuttled to get at the kentledge, twelve tons of which were thrown overboard.

My breast has felt the last four-and-twenty hours as if a ton of kentledge had been stowed in it.

Word Value for kentledge
Scrable

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Words with friends

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