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defrock(dictionary)

ingot (iou) and defrock (iou)


ingot (iou)



ingot noun. LME.

A mould in which metal is cast. LME-L18.
A block (usu. oblong) of cast metal, esp. of gold, silver, or (now) steel. L16.
Comb.: ingot iron: containing too little carbon to temper, and nearly pure by industrial standards.
ingoted adjective wealthy, rich M19.

defrock (iou)



defrock verb trans. E17.
[French defroquer, from de- DE- 3 + froc FROCK.]
Deprive of priestly frock or ecclesiastical rank; unfrock.