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stub iron

stub iron noun: iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails; once used in making gun barrels.

Noun

stub iron (uncountable)

  1. Iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails; once used in making gun barrels.

Questions about stub iron

What does stub iron mean?
Stub iron means iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe nails; once used in making gun barrels.
What part of speech is stub iron?
Stub iron is a noun.

Words near stub iron in the dictionary

  1. stub
  2. stub axle
  3. stub axles
  4. stub end
  5. stub ends
  6. stub iron
  7. stub mortise
  8. stub mortises
  9. stub nail
  10. stub nails
  11. stub out

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