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Ironsides

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Noun

1. cromwell, ironsides, oliver cromwell

English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ironsides

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noun
1. 
a person with great stamina or resistance
2. 
an ironclad ship
3. (often capital) (in the English Civil War)
a. 
the cavalry regiment trained and commanded by Oliver Cromwell
b. 
Cromwell's entire army

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Ironsides

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noun
1.  name for
Cromwell
2. 
a. 
the regiment that Cromwell led in the English Civil War
b. 
his whole army

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ironsides

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n.
One who is very strong and courageous.

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