Definition of iron

iron

noun

• a firearm.

  Last edited on Jun 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• weights lifted during weight training. See also pump iron.

  Last edited on Jun 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 02 2010.

• iron - homosexual (br. cockney rhyming slang) 'iron hoof' - 'poof' (poofter) i.e. homosexual

  Last edited on Jun 05 2010. Submitted by Anonymous from Birmingham, UK on Jun 05 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'iron':
big iron	Definitions include: mainframe or mainframes.
go iron monkey	Definitions include: to severely injure someone.
iron out	Definitions include: to fix.
pump iron	Definitions include: to lift weights.

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