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  • 41Iron Monkey (band) — Infobox musical artist | Name = Iron Monkey Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Nottingham, England Genre = Sludge metal Years active = 1994 1999 Label = Earache Records Associated acts = Armour of God Acrimony… …

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  • 42iron fist — /aɪən ˈfɪst/ (say uyuhn fist) noun severe control; strictness: to rule with an iron fist. Also, iron hand. –iron fisted, adjective …

  • 43iron hand — Synonyms and related words: administration, argumentum baculinum, authority, big stick, claws, clutches, command, control, despotism, disposition, domination, domineering, dominion, empery, empire, fascism, firm hand, governance, government,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 44iron·clad — /ˈajɚnˈklæd/ adj 1 : not able to be changed The company has an ironclad policy/rule against revealing secrets to competitors. an ironclad promise 2 : too strong to be doubted or questioned He has an ironclad alibi …

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  • 45cast-iron — /kast uy euhrn, kahst /, adj. 1. made of cast iron. 2. not subject to change or exception: a cast iron rule. 3. hardy: a cast iron stomach. [1655 65] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 46cast-iron — cast′ i′ron adj. 1) made of cast iron 2) not subject to change or exception: a cast iron rule[/ex] 3) hardy: a cast iron stomach[/ex] • Etymology: 1655–65 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 47Bar iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48bar iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 49Bog iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …

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  • 50Cast iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English