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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHERARDIZE

SHERARDIZE Sher "ard *ize, v. t. [From Sherard Cowper-Coles, the inventor. ](Metal. )

Defn: To subject to the process of vapor galvanizing (which see, below ).

New American Oxford Dictionary

sherardize

sher ard ize |ˈSHerərˌdīz ʃəˈrɑrˌdaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] coat (iron or steel ) with zinc by heating it in contact with zinc dust. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of Sherard Cowper-Coles (1867 –1936 ), English inventor, + -ize .

Oxford Dictionary

sherardize

sherardize |ˈʃɛrədʌɪz |(also sherardise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] coat (iron or steel ) with zinc by heating it in contact with zinc dust. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the name of Sherard Cowper-Coles (1867 –1936 ), English inventor, + -ize .