Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
rust .
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Examples
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The white paint was peeling off in huge scabs, and iron-rust was everywhere.
CHAPTER XXXI 2010
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He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.
SMALL-BOAT SAILING 2010
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I can't afford to send my clothes to the wash and have them come back all spotted up with iron-rust.
Heart of Gold Ruth Alberta Brown
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He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.
Small-Boat Sailing 1917
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Presently he cast up his right arm and swayed to the left; then back; then rocked forward on his toes presenting two huge fists red with iron-rust and oil.
Alcatraz Max Brand 1918
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"It's all right, Beresford," he said with a fatigue so deep that it colored his voice like flakes of iron-rust.
The Bat Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.
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He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.
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He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.
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He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.
A Collection of Stories Jack London 1896
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