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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

(Naut.)

Having the ironwork loose or corroded; – said of a ship when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become leaky.

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

(nautical) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; said of a ship when the bolts and nails are so badly eaten with rust as to cause leaks.