(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:32:38

I"ron*sides" (?), n.

A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.

<-- Old Ironsides. The U.S.S. Constitution, a ship which fought in the American Revolutionary war, and now functions as a museum in Boston harbor. -->

 

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