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ˈiron-cased, a.|-keɪst| [f. iron n.1 + cased, pa. pple. of case v.] Cased in iron; having an iron casing: applied to ships of war, now called ironclad. Also in other uses.
1859Engineer VIII. 274/3 This new kind of iron-cased floating batteries. 1860Ann. Reg. 202 The Warrior was ordered to be completed as an iron-cased frigate. 1861Ho. Comm. Return 7 June, Return respecting Iron-cased Ships as to Date of Contract, Time for Completion, and Penalties. 1864Times 17 Oct., To complete her as an iron-cased frigate. 1901L. M. Waterhouse Conduit Wiring 50 The Simplex iron-cased distributing boards. 1906Westm. Gaz. 29 Aug. 10/1 His tubular iron-cased telephone. 1921Wireless World 25 June 200/1 T4 and T5 are fixed audio-frequency transformers, iron-cased and with iron cores. So ˈiron-casing.
1863P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 14 Improvements in gunnery and the iron-casing of ships divest the strongest dockyards of more than half their once boasted power. |