"steelie" meaning in English

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        "A zinc-coated steel version of the one-cent coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages."
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        "A steel bearing ball used as a marble."
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        "A steel wheel."
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        "(colloquial, automotive) A steel wheel."
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