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ironside
[ ahy-ern-sahyd ]
noun
- a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- (initial capital letter) an epithet or nickname of Edmund II.
- (initial capital letter) Usually Ironsides.
- (used with a singular verb) a nickname of Oliver Cromwell.
- the soldiers serving under Cromwell.
- ironsides, (usually used with a singular verb)
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"It must have been the family of one of my uncles," said Dr. Harry Ironside, eagerly.
He had been a soldier in Cromwell's army, and he carried the spirit and courage of an Ironside into the new service.
And sithen of other victorious kinges and princes, Edmondus Ironside.
During the great struggle between Cromwell and the king, my father fought against the Ironside General.
It chanced one day that a certain man came up to King Bjrn Ironside and saluted him.
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