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ironside

noun — 2 senses

ironside

nounalso spelled Ironside

Etymology From Ironside.

1

One who is very strong and courageous.

  • In his principles he was an ironside of the Cromwellian type.1964, John Newman Edwards, Shelby's expedition to Mexico, page 104:
Related terms
ironclad

Ironside

noun

Etymology From iron + side, from a nickname of Oliver Cromwell's: "Old Ironsides".

1

Historical A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.

Related terms
Cromwellian, Roundhead

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for ironside and Ironside.