Ironside
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ironside in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Ironside in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a man of great strength or bravery
Word Origin
- Ironside
- name given to a man of great hardihood or bravery, c. 1300, first applied to Edmund II, king of England (d.1016), later also to Oliver Cromwell and his troops. Old Ironsides as a nickname of U.S.S. "Constitution" dates from that ship's defeat of H.M.S. "Guerriere" on Aug. 19, 1812, in the War of 1812.
Example
- 1. As the late dr. harry ironside once said : " beware lest we mistake our prejudices for our convictions . "