ironwood (iron as iern)

[Eng. iron, and wood.] Bot .: (1) Sideroxylon ( Loudon ); (2) various species of Diospyros (ebony); (3) Metros i deros vera. Bot.: Centaurea nigra . verb.) ironing-board, s. [SLEEVE-BOARD.] ironing-lathe, s. IMG:content-0050.png:[blocks in formation] Naut.: A term applied to a ship when the bolts and nails have become so corroded or eaten with rust that she begins to leak.