ironsides
/ (ˈaɪənˌsaɪdz) /
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noun
a person with great stamina or resistance
an ironclad ship
(often capital) (in the English Civil War)
- the cavalry regiment trained and commanded by Oliver Cromwell
- Cromwell's entire army
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Words nearby ironsides
iron pyrites, iron rations, Irons, iron-sick, ironside, ironsides, iron sights, irons in the fire, too many, ironsmith, iron sponge, ironstone
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