Ballasted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ballast \Bal"last\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ballasted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Ballasting}.]
     1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the
        hold.
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     2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone,
        etc., in order to make it firm and solid.
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     3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.
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              'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond.
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