bergy

bergy
 adj.โ€” ยซโ€œMost of the bergs’ ice is underwater, and they sometimes capsize or calve, so you have to be careful,โ€ he cautions as we paddle near a โ€œbergy bit,โ€ the term for a house-size formation.ยป โ€”โ€œOf Ice & Men” by Jeff Book Coastal Living June 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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