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noun

a former name for iron (def. 2), iron (def. 3)

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Words nearby smoothing iron

smooth-faced, smooth fox terrier, smoothhound, smoothie, smoothing circuit, smoothing iron, smooth muscle, smooth over, smooth sailing, smooth-shaven, smooth snake

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How to use smoothing iron in a sentence

Cruce operates the Iron Hill Campground on the other side of the highway.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-sided cast iron skillet.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A whole population of 11 million with every iron in the fire doubling as a finger in a dike.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Choosing to strike while the iron was hot, Future announced his followup to Pluto, Future Hendrix, right away.
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But these choices are where Iron from Ice (and other Telltale properties) sets itself apart.
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Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Now, the whole Northwest groaned beneath a cast-iron prohibition law at that time, and for some years thereafter.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The baron turned full upon him, and leaned his shoulders against the iron door of the recess.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The churchyard was partly surrounded by houses, and in 1781 "iron pallisadoes" were affixed to the wall.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell