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ledgy

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ledg⋅y

  [lej-ee]
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–adjective, ledg⋅i⋅er, ledg⋅i⋅est.
having ledges.
Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; ledge + -y 1
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ledge   (lěj)   
n.  

  1. A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.

  2. A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.

  3. An underwater ridge or rock shelf.

  4. A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.


[Middle English, crossbar, probably from leggen, to lay, from Old English lecgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]
ledg'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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