irons

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 ]

prop. n. 1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell. [ PJC ]

2. A nickname for Edmund II of England. RHUD [ PJC ]

n. 1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith. [ 1913 Webster ]