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iron house

iron house noun: prison.

Noun

iron house (plural iron houses)

  1. (slang) prison
    • I do realize that the institution where I am is one of the most lenient in the country and we are not harassed much, security is not tight, and there is no danger from either staff or other inmates so there are not reasons for bitching here as there are for so many of our Brothers and Sisters in...1983 December 10, anonymous author, “We Screw Ourselves”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 4

Forms of iron house

pluraliron houses

Questions about iron house

What does iron house mean?
Iron house means prison.
What part of speech is iron house?
Iron house is a noun.
What is the plural of iron house?
The plural of iron house is iron houses.

Words near iron house in the dictionary

  1. iron hoof
  2. iron hoofs
  3. iron hooves
  4. iron horse
  5. iron horses
  6. iron house
  7. iron houses
  8. iron ladies
  9. iron lady
  10. iron law
  11. iron liquor

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