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sher•ard•ize
Pronunciation: (sher'ur-dīz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
Metall.
to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
Also, esp. Brit.,sher'ard•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.