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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Iron rolled into the form of a flat plate, from ¼ to ½ inch in thickness, used for making boilers, tanks, vessels, etc. Also
boiler-plate .
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ruzuzu commented on the word boiler iron
"Iron rolled into the form of a flat plate, from ¼ to ½ inch in thickness, used for making boilers, tanks, vessels, etc. Also boiler-plate." --CD&C
March 19, 2012