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Definition of Irons

1. Noun. Metal shackles; for hands or legs.

Definition of Irons

1. Noun. (plural of iron) ¹

2. Noun. (dated plurale tantum) shackles ¹

3. Noun. (nautical) A lack of forward motion. ¹

4. Verb. (third-person singular of iron) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Irons

1. iron [v] - See also: iron

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irons

Literary usage of Irons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"But this mutiny had brought us to an anchor for that night, the wind alfo falling calm ; next morning we found, that our two men who had been laid in irons, ..."

2. Thirty Years' View, Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1856)
"I understood him to mean he would release them from their irons." Green, another of them, in answer to the question whether the commander epoke to him after ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Joseph irons, William Josiah, after being educated at home, ... irons wrote, besides the works mentioned and single sermons and addresses : 1. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the case of the furnaces, about 0.30 per cent to 0.35 per cent must be added. For pots it is advisable to use good pig irons and ..."

5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"Ah, here comes Mrs. irons with lights." And our worthy host stamped firmly down ... Meantime, Mrs. irons advanced to the table, and set down a very handsome ..."

6. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1919)
"Powderly deemed himself justified in sending a despatch to irons saying Gould "has consented to our proposition for arbitration and so telegraphs Hoxie. ..."

7. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"But this mutiny had brought us to an anchor for that night, the wind alfo falling calm ; next morning we found, that our two men who had been laid in irons, ..."

8. Thirty Years' View, Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1856)
"I understood him to mean he would release them from their irons." Green, another of them, in answer to the question whether the commander epoke to him after ..."

9. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Joseph irons, William Josiah, after being educated at home, ... irons wrote, besides the works mentioned and single sermons and addresses : 1. ..."

10. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the case of the furnaces, about 0.30 per cent to 0.35 per cent must be added. For pots it is advisable to use good pig irons and ..."

11. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"Ah, here comes Mrs. irons with lights." And our worthy host stamped firmly down ... Meantime, Mrs. irons advanced to the table, and set down a very handsome ..."

12. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1919)
"Powderly deemed himself justified in sending a despatch to irons saying Gould "has consented to our proposition for arbitration and so telegraphs Hoxie. ..."

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