ironside : Idioms & Phrases

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edmund ironside

  • noun king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)
    Edmund II.
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old ironsides

  • noun a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
    Constitution.
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