fighting irons
noun1
Government, Military, Politics, War Slang A set of cutlery.
- The leading recruit is pausing briefly while receiving his dinner plate in his left hand and then is resuming his forward movement towards the serving area, but first picking up a dark green plastic cup and a set of fighting irons (knife, fork, and spoon) from the leading edge of the bay marines.2012, DF Ryschka, Too Young to Vote but Old Enough to Kill:
- Synonyms
- eating irons