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i⋅ron⋅hand⋅ed

   [ahy-ern-han-did]
–adjective
having or governing with an iron hand.
Origin:
1760–70; iron + handed
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iron hand  
n.   Rigorous or despotic control.

i'ron·hand'ed (ī'ərn-hān'dĭd) adj., i'ron·hand'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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