Found 2 items, similar to Ironsides.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ironsides Ironsides n : English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ironsides Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n. A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry. Old Ironsides. (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S. Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American Revolutionary war, and now functions as a floating museum in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides. [PJC] Ironside \I"ron*side`\, Ironsides \I"ron*sides`\, prop. n. 1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell. [PJC] 2. A nickname for Edmund II of England. --RHUD [PJC]