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Ironside

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪənˌsaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ī′ərn sīd′)

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Ironside /ˈaɪənˌsaɪd/ n

nickname of Edmund II of England
See Edmund II

i•ron•side (ī′ərn sīd′),USA pronunciation n.

a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
Biographical(cap.) an epithet or nickname of Edmund II of England.
Biographical(cap.) Usually, Ironsides.
- (used with a sing. v.) a nickname of Oliver Cromwell.
- the soldiers serving under Cromwell.
Nautical ironsides, (usually used with a sing. v.)
- , Dialect Terms, Naval Termsan ironclad.
- , Dialect Terms, Naval Terms[Eastern U.S.]scup.

1250–1300; Middle English; see iron, side¹

'Ironside' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Edmund II

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