Ironside Definition

īərn-sīd
noun

One who is very strong and courageous.

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

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Other Word Forms of Ironside

Noun

Singular:
ironside
Plural:
Ironsides

Origin of Ironside

  • From Ironside nickname of Edmund II and Ironsides nickname of Oliver Cromwell

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • iron +"Ž side, from a nickname of Cromwell's: "Old Ironsides".

    From Wiktionary

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