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Meaning of IRONSIDES

Pronunciation:  'Iun`sIdz

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1599-1658)
 
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 Synonyms: Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell
 
 See Also: full general, general, national leader, solon, statesman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\I"ron*sides"\, n. ?
A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; --
applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
 
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