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Definition of Kentledge
1. n. Pigs of iron used for ballast.
Definition of Kentledge
1. Noun. (nautical) Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent ballast on ships. ¹
2. Noun. A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kentledge
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kentledge
Literary usage of Kentledge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1840)
"3332 Aggregate number reported in 16 years, 28155 IMPORTANT TO SHIP-OWNERS.
The ship Russell Glover has introduced a new kentledge. ..."
2. Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers and the Well System of Foundations by John Newman (1893)
"kentledge. THERE are several different ways of arranging the ... Perhaps the
cheapest temporary kentledge is obtained by putting across the top of the ..."
3. Notes on Cylinder Bridge Piers and the Well System of Foundations by John Newman (1893)
"THERE are several different ways of arranging the kentledge or the weights ...
Perhaps the cheapest temporary kentledge is obtained by putting across the ..."
4. The Canadian Iron and Steel Industry: A Study in the Economic History of a by William John Alexander Donald (1915)
"... TABLE I Pig iron produced in Canada, upon which bounty has been paid by the
Federal Government; pig iron, kentledge, and scrap iron for home consumption ..."
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