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ərnˌsaɪd noun
1.
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
2.
( initial capital letter ) an epithet or nickname of Edmund II of England.
3.
( initial capital letter ) . Usually, Ironsides.
a.
( used with a singular verb ) a nickname of Oliver Cromwell.
b.
the soldiers serving under Cromwell.
4.
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Edmund II
noun
( "Ironside" ) a.d. c980–1016, English king 1016: defeated by Canute.
Also, Eadmund II.
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| Edmund II | |
| —n | |
| called Edmund Ironside. ?980--1016, king of England in 1016. His succession was contested by Canute and they divided the kingdom between them | |
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| —n | |
| See Edmund II nickname of Edmund II of England | |
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Ironside
name given to a man of great hardihood or bravery, c.1300, first applied to Edmund II, king of England (d.1016), later also to Oliver Cromwell and his troops. Old Ironsides as a nickname of U.S.S. "Constitution" dates from that ship's defeat of H.M.S. "Guerriere" on Aug. 19, 1812, in the War of 1812.
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