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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See rust.

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Examples

  • The white paint was peeling off in huge scabs, and iron-rust was everywhere.

    CHAPTER XXXI 2010

  • He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.

    SMALL-BOAT SAILING 2010

  • 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

  • He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.

    Small-Boat Sailing 1917

  • 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

  • "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

  • He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.

    Small-Boat Sailing:Jack London Ranch Album 1912

  • He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.

    The Joy Of Small-Boat Sailing 1912

  • He pulls and hauls as he is ordered, swabs decks, washes paint, and chips iron-rust.

    Small Boat Sailing With Jack London 1912

  • 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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