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steelie
/ˈstiːli/
noun 3
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3ADJ.
old
STEELIE + NOUN
junkyard
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from
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noun
1
A zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.
the jewel of his collection, a steelie from 1943
2
A steel bearing ball used as a marble.
the heaviest in his collection, an old steelie from the junkyard
The steelies were just balls of steel, industrially ugly and not part of most girls' collections. There were four sizes of marbles and we called them boulders, biggies, regulars, and teenies.
3
A steel wheel.
old Mopars wearing steelies with dog dishes
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the jewel of his collection, a steelie from 1943
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the heaviest in his collection, an old steelie from the junkyard
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The steelies were just balls of steel, industrially ugly and not part of most girls' collections. There were four sizes of marbles and we called them boulders, biggies, regulars, and teenies.
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