fetters or chains (often in the phrase in or into irons )
nautical (of a sailing vessel) headed directly into the wind without steerageway
to be involved in many projects, activities, etc
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The result might be less altering of your irons’ lie angles.
From Golf Digest • Nov. 23, 2019
The irons’ centers of gravity vary subtly in height and distance from the hosel to provide Rose’s preferred control and trajectory.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 17, 2019
In court documents, PXG contends that the P790 irons' hollow, foam-filled construction and tungsten weighting violate its patents associated with its 0311 irons.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 16, 2017
Instrumental is the P790 irons’ lower center of gravity, partly a function of their slightly shallower profile but largely enhanced by positioning a metal-injected-molding tungsten alloy within the hollow body.
From Golf Digest • Aug. 22, 2017
I am quite positive she asked me about the 'shooting irons'; I am quite positive about that, but not altogether positive.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
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