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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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Noun1.ironside - a man of great strength or braveryironside - a man of great strength or bravery  
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
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Jameson's 20th-minute red card - and subsequent converted penalty by Joe Ironside - turned the tide after Fraser Horsfall had levelled Maguire's second-minute opener on 10 minutes.
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Edison Properties, a privately owned real estate holding and development company, announced law firm Robinson Miller LLC as the latest office tenant at Ironside Newark, its state-of-the-art, 21st century workplace in Newark's revitalized downtown.
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