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From
Old French
quintelage
(
“
ballast
”
)
.
Noun
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kentledge
(
countable
and
uncountable
,
plural
kentledges
)
(
nautical
)
Weights (often scrap or pig iron) used as permanent
ballast
on ships.
A system of weights (usually concrete or cast-iron blocks) used for load-testing piled foundations.
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