ironside
(noun) a man of great strength or bravery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ironside (plural ironsides)
One who is very strong and courageous.
• derision, ironised, resinoid
Ironside (plural Ironsides)
(historical) A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.
• derision, ironised, resinoid
Source: Wiktionary
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
