ballase
ballast (v) 'To BALLASE' This word can mean to throw stones or rocks at a person. "He ballased the house." Schooners coming home without a cargo come in ballase. That is they loaded a large number of rocks in the hold to keep the ship steady at ase. These rocks were called "...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11487 |
| Summary: | ballast (v) 'To BALLASE' This word can mean to throw stones or rocks at a person. "He ballased the house." Schooners coming home without a cargo come in ballase. That is they loaded a large number of rocks in the hold to keep the ship steady at ase. These rocks were called "ballast." The word is quite common home. JH 5/71 Used I Used I Not used LP: Scanned and additional information added by Leslie Pierce on 3 September 2008. |
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