Ironsides n. 勇敢果断的人
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ironsides[ noun ]
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
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Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n.
A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; --
applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.
{Old Ironsides}. (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S.
Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American
Revolutionary war, and now functions as a floating museum
in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because
cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides.
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Ironside \I"ron*side`\, Ironsides \I"ron*sides`\, prop. n.
1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell.
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2. A nickname for Edmund II of England. --RHUD
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