steelie
English
noun
Definitions
- (US) A zinc-coated steel version of the one-cent coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.
- A steel ball bearing or marble.
Etymology
Suffix from English steel (harden, strengthen).
Origin
English
steel
Gloss
harden, strengthen
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Biosteel English
- firesteel English
- nonsteel English
- semisteel English
- steel English
- steelback English
- steelband English
- steeler English
- steelhead English
- steelification English
- steelless English
- steellike English
- steelmaker English
- steelmaking English
- steelman English
- steelpan English
- steelware English
- steelwork English
- steelworker English
- steelworking English
- steelworks English
- steely English
- steelyard English
- unsteel English
- stele Middle English
- jitūūl Marshallese
- tīra Maori