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iron-jawed
[ ahy-ern-jawd ]
/ ˈaɪ ərnˈdʒɔd /
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adjective
having a jaw of or like iron: an iron-jawed press; an iron-jawed fighter.
fiercely determined: an iron-jawed will.
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Origin of iron-jawed
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby iron-jawed
ironically, ironing, ironing board, ironist, ironize, iron-jawed, iron law of wages, iron lung, iron maiden, iron man, ironmaster
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