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ˈsad-iron
[f. sad a. or v.]
A smoothing iron, properly a solid flat-iron, in contradistinction to a ‘box-iron’.
1761Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 3 Nov. 4/3 To be sold by Naphtael Hart, jun{ddd}sad Irons, Tellescopes, [etc.]. 1815Niles' Weekly Reg. IX. 94/2 Sad irons [were manufactured]. 1832Babbage Econ. Manuf. xvii. (ed. 3) 153 Sad-irons and other castings. 1833J. Holland Manuf. Metal II. 253 Dealers commonly distinguish these useful implements by the terms ‘sad-iron’, ‘box-iron’ and ‘Italian-iron’. 1899Daily News 30 Oct. 2/7 Sadirons 10s. per ton [dearer]. 1936M. Mitchell Gone with Wind i. v. 84 Hands like sadirons when it comes to reins. 1964F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa 99 Washday smell,..don't forget to damp and starch, spit on the sadiron. |