irons

Etymology

noun

  1. plural of iron

noun

  1. (dated) Shackles.
    Up the irons!
  2. (nautical) A lack of forward motion.
    Alice steered the boat into the wind, so we were stuck in irons.
  3. (equestrianism) The stirrups.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of iron

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