Ironsides
[aiənsaidz]
Definition
(n. /) A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
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Examples
- Old Ironsides, built in 1832, was the first Baldwin locomotive, and it did duty for over a score of years. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Baldwin’s first locomotive, Old Ironsides, built. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Ironsides were the backbone of this New Model. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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