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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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  • "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