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iron sick

iron sick is the alternative form of iron-sick.

Meaning of iron-sick

Adjective

iron-sick (comparative more iron-sick, superlative most iron-sick)

  1. Denoting ironwork that loose or corroded; said of a ship where the bolts and nails are so degraded with rust as to cause leaks.

Forms of iron sick

comparativemore iron sick
superlativemost iron sick

Questions about iron sick

What is iron sick the alternative form of?
Iron sick is the alternative form of iron-sick.

Words near iron sick in the dictionary

  1. iron roads
  2. iron saffron
  3. iron sand
  4. iron sands
  5. iron scale
  6. iron sick
  7. Iron Springs
  8. iron sulfate
  9. iron sulfide
  10. iron sulfides
  11. iron sulphate

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