steelie

¹

[ stee-lee ]

noun

1. a playing marble made of steel.

steelie

²

[ stee-lee ]

noun

, Informal.

1. steelhead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of steelie¹

First recorded in 1920–25; steel + -ie

Origin of steelie²

First recorded in 1920–25; steel(head) + -ie

Example Sentences

The former commissioner became known as “Steelie Neelie” for taking on former state-owned energy companies, as well as multinationals including Microsoft.

From The Guardian

Steelie partisans like the corkscrews and loop-the-loops made possible by the coasters’ bent-pipe architecture.

From Time

But the ride has the swiftness and hairpin turns of a steelie.

From New York Times

But winter-from December to March-is the steelie's time to swing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ordinary rainbows generally eat flies; the steelie -assuming it is in the mood-eats hardware: spoons, wobblers, plugs, strings of red beads, or just about anything else an imaginative fisherman happens to tie to his hook.

From Time Magazine Archive