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ironside

Ironside (noun) means a trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.

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A trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.
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Etymology

From iron + side, from a nickname of Oliver Cromwell's: "Old Ironsides".

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"ironside" (noun) means a trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War.

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