kentledge

 [kent-lij]  

kent·ledge

   [kent-lij]
noun Nautical.
pig iron used as permanent ballast.
Origin:
1600–10; origin uncertain
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kentledge (ˈkɛntlɪdʒ)
 
—n
nautical scrap metal used as ballast in a vessel
 
[C17: perhaps from Old French quintelage ballast, from quintal hundredweight, ultimately from Arabic qintār; see kantar]

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