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kentledge

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Noun
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kent=ledge

CIDE DICTIONARY

kentledgen. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See Cant edge, angle.].
     Pigs of iron used for ballast.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kentledge, n. Naut. pig-iron etc. used as permanent ballast.

Etymology
F quintelage ballast, with assim. to kentle obs. var. of QUINTAL

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