noun
- steel ball bearings used as marbles in children’s games
Usage: informal
Examples
- The kids brought their steelies to the playground for a marble tournament.
- His collection included glass marbles and several steelies.
- She flicked the steelie with her thumb, sending it rolling across the circle.
- The steelies made a distinctive clinking sound when they hit each other.
- Old-fashioned marble games often featured steelies as the shooter marbles.
- He kept his favorite steelies in a small leather pouch.