ironsides

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Ironsides
    n 1: English general and statesman who led the parliamentary
         army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: {Cromwell},
         {Oliver Cromwell}, {Ironsides}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, 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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ironside \I"ron*side`\, Ironsides \I"ron*sides`\, prop. n.
   1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell.
      [PJC]

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