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i·ron·side
(ī′ərn-sīd′)n.
One who is very strong and courageous.
[From Ironside, nickname of Edmund II, and Ironsides, nickname of Oliver Cromwell.]
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Ironside
(ˈaɪənˌsaɪd)n
(Biography) nickname of Edmund II of England. See Edmund II
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i•ron•side
(ˈaɪ ərnˌsaɪd)n.
1. a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
2. (cap.) Usu., Ironsides. (used with a sing. v.) a nickname of Oliver Cromwell.
[1250–1300]
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