ironside
ironside noun: one who is very strong and courageous.
Noun (1)
ironside (plural ironsides)
- One who is very strong and courageous.
- In his principles he was an ironside of the Cromwellian type.1964, John Newman Edwards, Shelby's expedition to Mexico, page 104
Noun (2) capitalized: Ironside
Ironside (plural Ironsides)
- A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.
Proper noun capitalized: Ironside
Ironside (plural Ironsides)
- A surname from Old English.
Forms of ironside
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ironsides |
| plural | Ironsides |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Ironsides |
Origin of ironside
From Ironside.
From iron + side, from a nickname of Oliver Cromwell's: "Old Ironsides".
Two main origins: * Scottish habitational surname from a place in Aberdeenshire, named with Old English earn (“eagle”) + sīde (“flank, side of a hill”). * English surname from ironside, a nickname for a warrior.
Questions about ironside
- What does ironside mean?
- Ironside means one who is very strong and courageous.
- What part of speech is ironside?
- Ironside can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of ironside?
- The plural of ironside is ironsides.
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